Primate group size and abundance in the Caatinga dry forest, northeastern Brazil

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1279-1297

  De A Moura, Antonio Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive foraging skills; Conservation; Feeding adaptations; Primate density

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION; DRY FOREST; GROUP SIZE; PRIMATE;

BRAZIL; PIAUI; SERRA DA CAPIVARA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA; MAMMALIA; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 37449018000     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9223-8     Document Type: Article

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