Diet of the Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) in Van Long Nature Reserve, Vietnam

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-324

  Workman, Catherine ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delacour's langur; Diet; Folivory; Limestone; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KARST; LIMESTONE; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MORACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; SEASON; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MORACEAE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SEASONS; SEEDS; VIETNAM;

VAN LONG NATURE RESERVE; VIET NAM;

TRACHYPITHECUS DELACOURI;

EID: 77449134808     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20785     Document Type: Article

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