Adaptation to forest life during the reintroduction process of immature pongo abelii

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 647-663

  Riedler, Barbara ^a   Millesi, Eva ^a   Pratje, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Frankfurt Zoological Society   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Foraging; Height use; Immature; Orangutan; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADAPTATION; CONSPECIFIC; DIET; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT; HEIGHT; HOMINID; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

ANIMALIA; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII;

EID: 77954033026     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9418-2     Document Type: Article

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