Feeding strategy of François' langur and white-headed langur at Fusui, China

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-326

  Huang, Chengming ^a,c,e   Wu, Hua ^b   Zhou, Qihai ^c   Li, Youbang ^c   Cai, Xiangwen ^d  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c GUANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding strategy; Fran ois' langur (Trachypithecus francoisi); Habitat use; White headed langur (Trachypithecus luecocephalus)

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIET; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NATURE RESERVE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUSUI; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

TRACHYPITHECUS; TRACHYPITHECUS FRANCOISI; TRACHYPITHECUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHINA; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATION; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 44449111871     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20490     Document Type: Article

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