Test of the ecological-constraints model on ursine colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus) in Ghana

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-59

  Teichroeb, Julie A ^a   Sicotte, Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity budgets; Ecological constraints model; Folivores; Food availability; Ingestion rates; Ranging behavior

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; INGESTION RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHENOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATERING SERVICE; COLOBINAE; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOWER; FRUIT; GHANA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; COLOBUS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOWERS; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; GHANA; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREES;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS SP.; COLOBUS VELLEROSUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 58249097211     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20617     Document Type: Article

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