Demographic variation among Udzungwa red colobus in relation to gross ecological and sociological parameters

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 615-658

  Struhsaker, Thomas T ^a   Marshall, Andrew R ^b   Detwiler, Kate ^c   Siex, Kirstin ^a   Ehardt, Carolyn ^d   Lisbjerg, Ditte Dahl ^e   Butynski, Thomas M ^f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Bios ^*  (Denmark)

^f Intl Svc Acq Agri Biotech Appl   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Colobus; Demography; Group size; Natality; Sex ratio; Udzungwa

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT QUALITY; NATAL DISPERSAL; PRIMATE; SEX RATIO;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; PRIMATES; PROCOLOBUS; PROCOLOBUS BADIUS;

EID: 3442887466     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000023578.08343.4e     Document Type: Article

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