Life history variation in madagascar's giant extinct lemurs

Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 51-60

  Godfrey, Laurie R ^a   Schwartz, Gary T ^b   Jungers, William L ^c   Catlett, Kierstin K ^b   Samonds, Karen E ^d   King, Stephen J ^a   Muldoon, Kathleen M ^e,f   Irwin, Mitchell T ^d   Burney, David A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Dartmouth College   (United States)

^g NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4511-1_6     Document Type: Chapter

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