Note on drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) ecology and conservation status in Korup National Park, Southwest Cameroon

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-310

  Astaras, Christos ^a   Mühlenberg, Michael ^a   Waltert, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Group size; Korup National Park; Mandrillus leucophaeus; Primate associations

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GROUP SIZE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MANDRILLUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAMEROON; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MANDRILLUS;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; KORUP NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CERCOCEBUS; CERCOCEBUS TORQUATUS; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS ERYTHROTIS; CERCOPITHECUS MONA; CERCOPITHECUS NICTITANS; CERCOPITHECUS POGONIAS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS; ISOPTERA; MANDRILLUS; MANDRILLUS LEUCOPHAEUS; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PILIOCOLOBUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 52449102474     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20489     Document Type: Article

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