Primate community dynamics in old growth forest over 23.5 years at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda: Implications for conservation and census methods

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-286

  Mitani, John C ^a   Struhsaker, Thomas T ^b   Lwanga, Jeremiah S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Censuses; Conservation; Population dynamics; Primates

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONSERVATION; METHODOLOGY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRIMATE;

UGANDA;

EID: 0034104652     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005477504728     Document Type: Article

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