Effects of individual and group characteristics on feeding behaviors in wild Leontopithecus rosalia

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1291-1319

  Miller, Kimran E ^a,b   Dietz, James M ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b Montgomery College   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Competition; Energy; Feeding; Group size; Lion tamarins

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOENERGETICS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROUP SIZE; PRIMATE;

LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA;

EID: 29844454640     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-8854-7     Document Type: Article

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