Group Size and Population Density of the Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) in Muchukux Forest, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 260-265

  Gonzalez Kirchner, Juan Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alouatta pigra; Black howler monkey; Conservation; Group size; Habitat use; Mexico; Population density; Quintana Roo

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PIGRA;

EID: 0001446807     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021635     Document Type: Article

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