Tree hole utilisation by the hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis) in analamazaotra special reserve

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-103

  Biebouw, Karla ^a   Bearder, Simon ^a   Nekaris, Anna ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allocebus trichotis; Cheirogaleidae; Conservation; Habitat needs; Habitat use; Primates; Social system; Strepsirrhini

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SLEEP; TREE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHEIROGALEIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; OBSERVATION; SLEEP; TREES;

ALLOCEBUS TRICHOTIS; ANIMALIA; BRACHYTARSOMYS ALBICAUDA; CHEIROGALEIDAE; PRIMATES; RATTUS; RODENTIA; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 67449164235     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000225905     Document Type: Article

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