Reproductive schedules of female Microcebus rufus at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-338

  Blanco, Marina B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Centre ValBio   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Brown mouse lemurs; Madagascar; Microcebus rufus; Polyestry; Ranomafana National Park; Reproduction; Timing of estrus; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK;

LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 42249097895     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9238-9     Document Type: Article

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