Assessing dietary protein of colobus monkeys through faecal sample analysis: A tool to evaluate habitat quality

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-278

  Chapman, Colin A ^a,b,d   Webb, Terry ^c   Fronstin, Raime ^a   Wasserman, Michael D ^a   Santamaria, Ada Mayte ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Miami Metrozoo   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECES; HABITAT QUALITY; PRIMATE;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS SP.;

EID: 28244446635     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00575.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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