Status and ecology of the golden monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-55

  Twinomugisha, D ^a   Basuta, G I ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^a,b,c,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diet; Endangered; Home range; Hybridization

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

UGANDA;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS MITIS; INVERTEBRATA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037356104     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2003.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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