Phytosociology and plant community utilisation by vervet monkeys of the Blydeberg Conservancy, Limpopo Province

Koedoe

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-68

  Barrett, A S ^a   Brown, L R ^a   Barrett, L ^a,b   Henzi, S P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Braun Blanquet procedures; Conservancy; Plant communities; TWINSPAN; Vervet monkeys

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUS;

EID: 33746123103     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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