What is it going to be? Pattern and potential function of Natal coat change in sexually dichromatic redfronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Barthold, Julia ^a   Fichtel, Claudia ^b   Kappeler, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coat color; Eulemur; Natal coat; Ontogeny; Primates; Sexual dichromatism

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FACE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAIR COLOR; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 58149486660     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20868     Document Type: Article

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