Seasonal variations in the activity budget of Japanese macaques in the coniferous forest of Yakushima: Effects of food and temperature

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-177

  Hanya, Goro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Feeding speed; Japanese macaque; Thermoregulation; Yakushima

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOOD SUPPLY; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONIFER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; JAPAN; MACACA; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); SEASON; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TREE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CONIFEROPHYTA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; JAPAN; MACACA; MALE; MOVEMENT; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KAGOSHIMA [KYUSHU]; KYUSHU; YAKUSHIMA;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA;

EID: 4344654903     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20049     Document Type: Article

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