Habitat selection and seasonal patterns of activity and foraging of mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in northeastern Costa Rica

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-30

  Stoner, Kathryn E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Organization for Tropical Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta palliata; Foraging ecology; Habitat selection; Primate ecology; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA PALLIATA;

EID: 0030060519     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02696156     Document Type: Article

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