A comparison of two mountain gorilla habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-297

  Nkurunungi, John Bosco ^a   Ganas, Jessica ^b,c   Robbins, Martha M ^b   Stanford, Craig B ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bwindi; Ecology; Food availability; Mountain gorilla; Phenology; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PHENOLOGY; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA;

AFRICA; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 5544243635     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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