Rhinopithecus bieti at Tacheng, Yunnan: Diet and daytime activities

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 583-598

  Ding, Wei ^a,b   Zhao, Qi Kun ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Diet; Fecal remains; Rhinopithecus bieti; Species parts eaten; Time budget

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

PRIMATES; PYGATHRIX; PYGATHRIX BIETI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3442892153     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000023576.60883.e5     Document Type: Article

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