Effects of habitat differences on feeding behaviors of Japanese monkeys: Comparison between Yakushima and Kinkazan

Primates

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-289

  Agetsuma, Naoki ^a   Nakagawa, Naofumi ^b  

^a North Asia University   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Diet composition; Food quality; Foraging strategies; Habitat difference; Japanese monkey

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; FEEDING; FOOD QUALITY; GROOMING; JAPANESE MACAQUE; THERMOREGULATION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, KINKAZAN ISLAND; JAPAN, OSUMI ISLANDS, YAKUSHIMA ISLAND;

MACACA FUSCATA;

EID: 0031657892     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02573077     Document Type: Review

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