Production, seasonality and management of chimpanzee food trees in Budongo Forest, Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-544

  Tweheyo, Mnason ^a   Babweteera, Fred ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Budongo; Chimpanzee food; Conservation; Human disturbances

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; PHENOLOGY; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; BUDONGO FOREST; BUDONGO FOREST RESERVE; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

BROUSSONETIA; BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA; CELTIS; FICUS SUR; PAN;

EID: 35448984422     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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