Life in unpredictable environments: First investigation of the natural history of Microcebus griseorufus

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 303-321

  Génin, Fabien ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b MNHN Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Energy saving strategies; Life history; Mate guarding; Social structure

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; EL NINO; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOME RANGE; LIFE HISTORY; MATE GUARDING; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

LEMUR; MICROCEBUS GRISEORUFUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 42249112990     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9243-z     Document Type: Article

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