Live fast, die young: Flexibility of life history traits in the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 381-390

  Lahann, Petra ^a,b   Dausmann, Kathrin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cheirogaleus medius; Environmental conditions; Geographical variation; Hibernation; Life history; Reproduction rates; Social organization

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FITNESS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT TYPE; HIBERNATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOGAMY; MORTALITY; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 78651476043     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1055-4     Document Type: Article

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