Living on the edge: Life-history of olive baboons at Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-304

  Higham, James P ^a,b,e   Warren, Ymke ^a   Adanu, Jeremiah ^b,c   Umaru, Buba N ^b,c   Maclarnon, Ann M ^a   Sommer, Volker ^b,d   Ross, Caroline ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Gashaka Primate Project   (Nigeria)

^c MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative; Crop raiding; Life history; Mortality; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CENSUS; CLEARCUTTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; RANGE EXPANSION; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; GASHAKA GUMTI NATIONAL PARK; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABOON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NIGERIA; PAPIO ANUBIS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; NIGERIA; PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS;

EID: 64649104139     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20651     Document Type: Article

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