Lianas as a food resource for brown howlers (Alouatta guariba) and southern muriquis (Brachyteles arachnoides) in a forest fragment;Las lianas como recurso alimentario para el mono aullador (Alouatta guariba) y el muriqui meridional (Brachyteles arachnoides) en un área forestal

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Martins, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diet; Forest fragmentation; Lianas; Primates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; FEEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PRIMATE; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA GUARIBA; BRACHYTELES; BRACHYTELES ARACHNOIDES; PRIMATES;

EID: 67651251415     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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