Habitat quality of the woolly spider monkey (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-308

  Da Silva Júnior, Wilson Marcelo ^a,e   Alves Meira Neto, João Augusto ^a   Da Silva Carmo, Flávia Maria ^a   Rodrigues De Melo, Fabiano ^b   Santana Moreira, Leandro ^a   Ferreira Barbosa, Elaine ^c   Dias, Luiz Gustavo ^d   Da Silva Peres, Carlos Augusto ^e,f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d Biodiversity Foundation   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f Laboratorio de Ecologia Vegetal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachyteles hypoxanthus; Conservation; Habitat structure; Protein to fibre ratio; Ranging ecology; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ANIMALS; ATELINAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

ATELES SP.; BRACHYTELES; BRACHYTELES ARACHNOIDES; BRACHYTELES HYPOXANTHUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 70350542692     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000255651     Document Type: Article

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