Longitudinal assessment of immature-to-adult ratios in two groups of Costa Rican Alouatta palliata

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-101

  Zucker, Evan L ^a   Clarke, Margaret R ^b,c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group compositions; Group size; Immature monkeys; Mantled howling monkeys; Sustainable populations

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GROUP SIZE; PRIMATE;

COSTA RICA;

ALOUATTA PALLIATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0037302723     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021498529202     Document Type: Article

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