Population of the black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) in a fragmented landscape in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-55

  Estrada, Alejandro ^a,b   Mendoza, Adrián ^a   Castellanos, Lucía ^a   Pacheco, Reyna ^a   Van Belle, Sarie ^a   García, Yasminda ^a   Muñoz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alouatta pigra; Forest fragmentation; Howler monkeys; Population density; Primate conservation; Sex ratios

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PRIMATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

MEXICO;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PIGRA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036810139     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.10051     Document Type: Article

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