Biomedical evaluation of free-ranging red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra) within the Masoala National Park, Madagascar

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-85

  Dutton, Christopher J ^a   Junge, Randall E ^b   Louis, Edward E ^c  

^a TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^b SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^c Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Health; Nutrition; Red ruffed lemur; Varecia rubra

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LAELAPIDAE; LEMURIDAE; MASOALA; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 41149120939     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/06-062.1     Document Type: Article

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