Life history of Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 433-455

  Cords, Marina ^a,b   Chowdhury, Shahrina ^a,b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at first birth; Birth seasonality; Fast slow continuum; Infant mortality; Interbirth interval; Life table; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRY SEASON; FECUNDITY; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFE TABLE; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY; SURVIVORSHIP; WET SEASON; WILD POPULATION;

KAKAMEGA FOREST; KENYA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS MITIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77952366711     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9405-7     Document Type: Article

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