Feeding ecology of Propithecus diadema in forest fragments and continuous forest

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-115

  Irwin, Mitchell T ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diademed sifakas; Diet; Forest fragmentation; Mistletoe; Propithecus diadema

Indexed keywords

DIETARY OVERLAP; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITIC PLANT; PHENOLOGY; PRIMATE; RESOURCE USE; SHRUB; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANTANANARIVO [MADAGASCAR]; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; TSINJOARIVO FOREST;

PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS DIADEMA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 40549131062     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9222-9     Document Type: Article

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