The use of disturbed and undisturbed forest by masked titi monkeys Callicebus personatus melanochir is proportional to food availability

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Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-139

  Heiduck, Stefanie ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atlantic rainforest; Brazil; Callicebus personatus melanochir; Disturbed forest; Food resources; Habitat use; Masked titi monkey

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; PRIMATE;

CALLICEBUS; CALLICEBUS PERSONATUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 26844546830     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605302000200     Document Type: Article

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