Female infanticide and female-directed lethal targeted aggression in a group
of ring-tailed lemurs (<i>Lemur catta</i>)

Kittler, Klara; Dietzel, Silvio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-3-41-2016

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Female infanticide and female-directed lethal targeted aggression in a group of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Klara Kittler and Silvio Dietzel

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