Feeding strategy and social dominance in female sifakas (Propithecus v. verreauxi) living in a Didiereaceae forest in southern Madagascar;Stratégie alimentaire et dominance des femelles propithèque de verreaux (Propithecus v. verreauxi) dans la forêt à didiereaceae du sud de Madagascar

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 257-263

  Charrier, Alexandre ^a   Hladik, Annette ^a   Simmen, Bruno ^a  

^a Université Diderot Paris 7   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FEEDING; PHENOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE;

DIDIEREACEAE; PROPITHECUS;

EID: 35048902664     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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