Use of wild and cultivated foods by Chimpanzees at Bossou, Republic of Guinea: Feeding dynamics in a human-influenced environment

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 636-646

  Hockings, Kimberley J ^a,b,c   Anderson, James R ^c   Matsuzawa, Tetsuro ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Centre for Research in Anthropology CRIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Conflict mitigation; Crop raiding; Cultivated food availability; Wild food availability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CULTIVATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIMATE; RESOURCE USE; WILD POPULATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CROP; DIET; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRUIT; GUINEA; HUMAN; MAIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE; SEASON;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; GUINEA; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORYZA SATIVA; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEASONS; ZEA MAYS;

AFRICA; BOSSOU; GUINEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ORYZA SP.; PAN; PRIMATES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67849121527     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20698     Document Type: Article

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