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Andrew Hayes, R., Morelli, TL., Wright, P.C. (2005). The chemistry of scent marking in two lemurs: Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi coquereli . In: Mason, R.T., LeMaster, M.P., Müller-Schwarze, D. (eds) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 10. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25160-X_20
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