Nutritional aspects of western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) diet during seasons of fruit scarcity at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 807-836

  Remis, M J ^a   Dierenfeld, E S ^b   Mowry, C B ^c   Carroll, R W ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

African apes; Feeding ecology; Fiber; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; NUTRITION; PRIMATE;

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 0035175017     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012021617737     Document Type: Article

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