Food habits of guenons (Cercopithecus spp.) in Afro-montane forest

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 202-210

  Beeson, M ^a,b   Tame, S ^a   Keeming, E ^a   Lea, S E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Easdon Farmhouse Manaton   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afro montane forest; Cercopithecus; Diet; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006457062     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.tb00614.x     Document Type: Article

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