A review and interspecific comparison of nocturnal and cathemeral strepsirhine primate olfactory behavioural ecology

International Journal of Zoology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Colquhoun, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EULEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 84856952264     PISSN: 16878477     EISSN: 16878485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/362976     Document Type: Review

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