Biology of Cheirogaleus major in a littoral rain forest in southeast Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 895-905

  Lahann, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cheirogaleus major; Gregariousness; Lemurs; Littoral rainforest; Madagascar; Monogamous; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HIBERNATION; HOME RANGE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PRIMATE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAINFOREST; SEASONALITY; SLEEP; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

CHEIROGALEUS MAJOR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 34648829217     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9163-3     Document Type: Article

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