Termite feeding by Gorilla gorilla gorilla at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 457-476

  Cipolletta, Chloé ^a   Spagnoletti, Noemi ^c   Todd, Angelique ^b   Robbins, Martha M ^b   Cohen, Heather ^a   Pacyna, Sarah ^a  

^a World Wildlife Fund   (Central African Republic)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central African Republic; Insectivory; Termite; Western gorilla

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; INSECTIVORY; TERMITE;

AFRICA; BAI HOKOU; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DZANGA-NDOKI NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; LUINA;

EID: 34250679768     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9129-5     Document Type: Article

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