Exudativory in the Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) in Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura, northeast India

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-121

  Swapna, N ^a,b   Radhakrishna, Sindhu ^c   Gupta, Atul K ^d   Kumar, Ajith ^a,b  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES   (India)

^d Government of Tripura   (India)

Author keywords

Diet; Exudates; Fallback foods; Preferred foods; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BARK; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIET; EXUDATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOGGING (TIMBER); NATURE CONSERVATION; NECTAR; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INDIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; INDIA; LORISIDAE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEASONS;

INDIA; TRIPURA; TRISHNA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; LORIDAE; LORIS; NYCTICEBUS BENGALENSIS; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA;

EID: 72249092093     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20760     Document Type: Article

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