Insectivory by Gorilla gorilla gorilla in Southeast Cameroon

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 493-502

  Deblauwe, I ^a,b   Dupain, J ^a   Nguenang, G M ^c   Werdenich, D ^a   Van Elsacker, L ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Insectivory; Secondary rainforest; Social insects

Indexed keywords

INSECTIVORY; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFOREST; SOCIAL INSECT;

CAMEROON;

FORMICIDAE; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037566212     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023732212408     Document Type: Article

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