Feeding ecology and dietary differences between blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni Matschie) groups in logged and unlogged forest, Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-149

  Fairgrieve, Chris ^a,b   Muhumuza, Geresomu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b c/o Burnbrae ^*

Author keywords

Cercopithecus mitis; Diet; Logging; Primate; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DIET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; LOGGING (TIMBER); PRIMATE;

UGANDA;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS MITIS; INVERTEBRATA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038311008     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2003.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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