Seasonality in reproduction of Lepilemur edwardsi

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 783-790

  Randrianambinina, B ^a,b   Mbotizafy, S ^b   Rasoloharijaona, S ^a,b   Ravoahangimalala, R O ^b   Zimmermann, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecology; Madagascar; Primate; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANKARAFANTSIKA NATIONAL PARK; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MAHAJANGA;

LEMURIDAE; LEPILEMUR EDWARDSI; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 34648814395     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9158-0     Document Type: Article

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