Mother-young feeding synchrony and early food selection differences in Eulemur fulvus

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1687-1695

  Tarnaud, Laurent ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Eulemur fulvus; Feeding behavior; Food selection; Mother infant interactions; Social influence; Weaning

Indexed keywords

FOOD SELECTION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PRIMATE; WEANING;

EULEMUR FULVUS; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 57649229065     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9320-3     Document Type: Article

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