Husbandry and breeding of the Alaotran gentle lemur: Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis at Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-19

  Beattie, J C ^a   Feistner, A T C ^a  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alaotran gentle lemur; Breeding; Conservation; Folivore; Husbandry; Madagascar; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969511982     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1998.tb02880.x     Document Type: Article

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