Coprophagy by wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in human-disturbed locations adjacent to the beza mahafaly special reserve, Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 713-718

  Fish, Krista D ^a   Sauther, Michelle L ^a   Loudon, James E ^a   Cuozzo, Frank P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coprophagy; Habitat fragmentation; Human nonhuman primate interactions; Ring tailed lemurs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPROPHAGY; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPROPHAGY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; COPROPHAGIA; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; OBSERVATION;

BEZA MAHAFALY SPECIAL RESERVE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEMUR CATTA; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 34249998702     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20392     Document Type: Article

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