Diet of Grauer's gorillas in the montane forest of Kahuzi, Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1345-1373

  Yamagiwa, Juichi ^a   Basabose, Augustin Kanyunyi ^b   Kaleme, Kiswele ^b   Yumoto, Takakazu ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles   (Congo)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daily food item; Dietary composition; Fallback foods; Fmontane forest; Frugivory; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUGIVORY; MONTANE FOREST; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 29844435627     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-8856-8     Document Type: Article

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