Demographic survey of black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) in the Lachuá Eco-region in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-237

  Rosales Meda, Marleny ^a,c   Estrada, Alejandro ^b   López, Jorge E ^a  

^a Escuela de Biologia   (Guatemala)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Alouatta pigra; Black howler monkey; Demography; Forest fragments; Guatemala; Laguna Lachu National Park

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECOREGION; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; TREES;

ALTA VERAPAZ; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; LAGUNA LACHUA NATIONAL PARK; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PETEN; TIKAL NATIONAL PARK;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; ALOUATTA PIGRA; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 52449100637     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20479     Document Type: Article

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