Do black colobus in mixed-species groups benefit from increased foraging efficiency?

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-71

  Gautier Hion, Annie ^a   Gautier, Jean Pierre ^a   Moungazi, Augustin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Iret   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Colobines; Feeding benefits; Mixed species troops

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CERCOCEBUS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; COLOBINAE; DIET; FEEDING; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; SPECIES;

EID: 0031002331     PISSN: 07644469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(99)80088-2     Document Type: Article

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