Sexual dimorphism in the pelvis of Microcebus

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1109-1122

  St Clair, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mouse lemurs; Neonatal size; Obstetric adequacy; Os coxa; Strepsirrhines

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEONATE; PRIMATE; SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SKELETON;

LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 36248944058     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9198-5     Document Type: Article

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