Responses of squirrel monkeys to seasonal changes in food availability in an Eastern Amazonian forest

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-157

  Stone, Anita I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Foraging; Insectivory; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIETARY SHIFT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; FRUGIVORY; HOME RANGE; INSECTIVORY; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SAIMIRI; SEASONS;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ATTALEA; CEBIDAE; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS SP.; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33846930129     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20335     Document Type: Article

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