Interspecific competition and niche separation in primates: A global analysis

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-291

  Schreier, Brian M ^a,b   Harcourt, Alexander H ^a   Coppeto, Stephanie A ^a   Somi, Masha F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Americas; Asia; Coexistence; Community structure; Differentiation; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREY CAPTURE; PRIMATE; SYMPATRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 65349118798     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00486.x     Document Type: Review

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