Mangabey (Cercocebus albigena) ranging patterns in relation to fruit availability and the risk of parasite infection in Kibale National Park, Uganda

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-78

  Olupot, William ^a,c   Chapman, Colin A ^a,b   Waser, Peter M ^c   Isabirye Basuta, Gilbert ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Makerere Univ Biol Field Station ^*  (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercocebus; Fruit availability; Kibale Forest, Uganda; Mangabeys; Parasite risk; Range use

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; INFECTION RISK; MANGABEY; PARASITE; RANGING PATTERN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CERCOCEBUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PLANT; RISK FACTOR; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; CERCOCEBUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RISK FACTORS; UGANDA;

UGANDA, KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, KANYAWARA;

ANIMALIA; CERCOCEBUS; LOPHOCEBUS ALBIGENA;

EID: 0030821145     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)43:1<65::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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