Primate community structure at twenty western Amazonian flooded and unflooded forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-405

  Peres, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Primate biomass; Primate communities; Primate density; Seasonal flooding; Terra firme forest; Varzea forest

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL FLOODING; TERRA FIRME FOREST; VARZEA FOREST;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

ALOUATTA SENICULUS; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS; SAIMIRI;

EID: 0030619999     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010580     Document Type: Article

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