Coat condition of ringtailed lemurs, Lemur catta, at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar: II. Coat and tail alopecia associated with Leucaena leucocepahala, 2001-2006

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Jolly, Alison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Old Brewery House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Bald lemur syndrome; Leucaena; Mimosine; Non invasive monitoring; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

MIMOSINE;

BODY CONDITION; DOMINANCE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAIR; LEGUME; NATURE RESERVE; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY; WILD POPULATION;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; HEALTH SURVEY; LEGUME; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIL;

ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIMOSINE; SEX FACTORS; TAIL;

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

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MAMMALIA; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 63049139036     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20646     Document Type: Article

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