Coat condition of ringtailed lemurs, Lemur catta at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar: I. Differences by age, sex, density and tourism, 1996-2006

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-198

  Jolly, Alison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Old Brewery House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Health; Non invasive assessment; Stress; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE STRUCTURE; BODY CONDITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HAIR; IMMIGRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NATURE RESERVE; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

AGE; AGING; ALOPECIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH SURVEY; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MOTHER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSIMIAN; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MOTHERS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

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

LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 63049100789     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20647     Document Type: Article

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