Ecology of Callithrix kuhlii and a review of eastern Brazilian marmosets

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 449-467

  Raboy, Becky E ^a,b,c   Canale, Gustavo R ^b,d   Dietz, James M ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Instituto de Estudos Socioambientais Do Sul Da Bahia   (Brazil)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Callithrix kuhlii; Eastern Brazil; Ecology; Marmoset; Wied's black tufted ear marmosets

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ECOLOGY; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; PRIMATE; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

CALLITHRIX KUHLII; CALLITHRIX PENICILLATA; MARMOSETS;

EID: 42249107651     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9249-6     Document Type: Article

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