A 15-year perspective on the social organization and life history of sifaka in Kirindy Forest

Long-Term Field Studies of Primates

Volumn 9783642225147, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-121

  Kappeler, Peter M ^a,b   Fichtel, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 82555190638     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22514-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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