A scoring system for coat and tail condition in ringtailed lemurs, Lemur catta

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-190

  Berg, Wiebke ^a   Jolly, Alison ^b   Rambeloarivony, Hajarimanitra ^c   Andrianome, Vonjy ^c   Rasamimanana, Hantanirina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Coat condition; Hair loss; Lemur catta; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BODY CONDITION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; HAIR; MORPHOLOGY; NATURE RESERVE; PATHOLOGY; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIN;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SEASON; TAIL;

ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; LEMUR; SEASONS; TAIL;

BERENTY RESERVE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 63049090661     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20652     Document Type: Article

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