Diet and travel costs for spider monkeys in a nonseasonal, hyperdiverse environment

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 411-436

  Suarez, Scott A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ateles belzebuth; Dietary variety; Frugivory; Ranging

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; NATIONAL PARK; PLANT; PRIMATE; TRAVEL TIME;

ECUADOR; NAPO; SOUTH AMERICA; YASUNI NATIONAL PARK;

ARANEAE; ATELES; ATELES BELZEBUTH; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 33745095289     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9023-6     Document Type: Article

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