Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) as seasonal frugivores: Use of variable resources

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-109

  Remis, Melissa J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bai Hokou; Central African Republic; Feeding ecology; Fruit availability; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Phenology

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; GORILLA; WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GORILLA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SEASONS;

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, BAI HOKOU;

ANIMALIA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; INVERTEBRATA; PAN (APE);

EID: 0030765875     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)43:2<87::AID-AJP1>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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