Population structure and ranging patterns of Rhinopithecus roxellana in Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 577-591

  Tan, Chia L ^a   Guo, Songtao ^b   Li, Baoguo ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratio; Altitudinal range; Biomass; Colobinae; Daily path length; Home range; Population density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIMATE; SEX ALLOCATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI; ZHOUZHI NATURE RESERVE;

COLOBINAE; PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 34547802278     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9147-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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