Floristic heterogeneity between forested sites in Kibale National Park, Uganda: Insights into the fine-scale determinants of density in a large-bodied frugivorous primate

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1269-1277

  Potts, Kevin B ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^b,c   Lwanga, Jeremiah S ^a,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Animal density; Chimpanzee; Food availability; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FLORISTICS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HETEROGENEITY; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLOWER; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TREE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLOWERS; PAN TROGLODYTES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TREES; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349895180     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01578.x     Document Type: Article

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