Behavioral monogamy and fruit availability in the large treeshrew (Tupaia tana) in Sabah, Malaysia

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1427-1438

  Munshi South, Jason ^a,d   Emmons, Louise H ^b   Bernard, Henry ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Borneo; Danum Valley; Dispersed pair living; Fruit abundance; Large treeshrew; Malaysia; Monogamy; Sabah; Social organization; Tupaia tana

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY CONDITION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MONOGAMY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SMALL MAMMAL;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

MAMMALIA; SCANDENTIA; TUPAIA TANA;

EID: 36148987281     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-295R1.1     Document Type: Article

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