Intrapopulation differences in ant eating in the mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

Primates

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-278

  Ganas, Jessica ^a   Robbins, Martha M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age sex differences; Ant Eating; Diet Variability; Gorilla beringei beringei

Indexed keywords

ANT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; PRIMATE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UGANDA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; SEX FACTORS; UGANDA;

AFRICA; BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

FORMICIDAE; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; LUINA;

EID: 7544241932     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-004-0089-5     Document Type: Article

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