Ecological partitioning of Cercopithecus campbelli, C. petaurista, and C. diana in the Taï Forest

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 529-558

  Buzzard, Paul J ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cercopithecus, guenons; Ecological partitioning; Interspecific competition; Ta forest

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANOPY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAI FOREST; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS CAMPBELLI; CERCOPITHECUS DIANA; CERCOPITHECUS PETAURISTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33745098334     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9022-7     Document Type: Article

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