Scramble competition among Colobus vellerosus at Boabeng-Fiema, Ghana

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-355

  Saj, T L ^a   Sicotte, P ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult females; Black and white colobus; Folivory; Food competition; Group size; Socioecological model

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PRIMATE; RANGE SIZE; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION;

AFRICA; BOABENG-FIEMA MONKEY SANCTUARY; BRONG-AHAFO; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS VELLEROSUS;

EID: 34250652464     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9125-9     Document Type: Article

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