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Preliminary observations on behavioral differences among thick-tailed bushbabies

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Welker, C., Schaäfer-Witt, C. Preliminary observations on behavioral differences among thick-tailed bushbabies. Int J Primatol 9, 509–518 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02735743

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