Food selection by a hyperdense population of red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus)

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-450

  Lopez, Gabriela Orihuela ^a   Terborgh, John ^b   Ceballos, Natalia ^c  

^a Duke University ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Food selectivity; Forest fragments; Lago Guri; Land bridge island; Population density; Population regulation; Red howler monkey; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD SELECTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

BOLIVAR [VENEZUELA]; LAKE GURI; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 22744452360     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002415     Document Type: Article

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