Who sleeps with whom? Sleeping association and socio-territoriality in Microcebus griseorufus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 942-951

  Génin, Fabien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

foraging; predation; social territoriality; socio ecological model; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HOME RANGE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATION RISK; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SLEEP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERRITORIALITY; THERMOREGULATION; VIGILANCE;

MADAGASCAR;

ALLUAUDIA; ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIA; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS GRISEORUFUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77955857286     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-239.1     Document Type: Article

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