Seed dispersal by red howling monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) in the tropical rain forest of French Guiana

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-258

  Julliot, C ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

Alouatta seniculus; French Guiana; Rain forest; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000691879     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02735451     Document Type: Article

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