Varying patterns of coexistence of two mouse lemur species (Microcebus ravelobensis and M. murinus) in a heterogeneous landscape

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 928-938

  Rakotondravony, Romule ^a   Radespiel, Ute ^b  

^a Campus Universitaire d'Ambondrona   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altitude; Habitat selection; Madagascar; Population density; Spatial niche partitioning

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HABITAT SELECTION; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMATE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SURFACE WATER; TRANSECT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MADAGASCAR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHEIROGALEIDAE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MADAGASCAR; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANKARAFANTSIKA NATIONAL PARK; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; MAHAJANGA;

LEMUR; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; MICROCEBUS RAVELOBENSIS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 70349808399     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20732     Document Type: Article

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