Condensed tannin intake in spiny-forest-dwelling lemur catta at berenty reserve, madagascar, during reproductive periods

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 249-263

  Gould, L ^a   Constabel, P ^a   Mellway, R ^a   Rambeloarivony, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Lemur catta; Reproductive seasons; Spiny forest

Indexed keywords

PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY; PROSIMIAN; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; PREGNANCY; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREES;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 70350413291     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000252584     Document Type: Article

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