Determinants of group size in the red colobus monkey (Procolobus badius): An evaluation of the generality of the ecological-constraints model

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 329-338

  Gillespie, Thomas R ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folivores; Food availability; Group living; Kibale National Park; Social organization; Uganda

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PRIMATE;

UGANDA;

EID: 0034829629     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650100371     Document Type: Article

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