Patterns of mineral lick visitation by spider monkeys and howler monkeys in Amazonia: Are licks perceived as risky areas?

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 386-396

  Link, Andres ^a,b,c   Galvis, Nelson ^a   Fleming, Erin ^a   Di Fiore, Anthony ^a,b,c  

^a Proyecto Primates ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Antipredator strategies; Geophagy; Mineral licks; Neotropical primates; Temporal patterns

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST SOIL; GEOPHAGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREDATION; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; DIET; ECUADOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; ATELINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIET; ECUADOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MINERALS; SOIL;

AMAZONIA; ECUADOR;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ANIMALIA; ATELES BELZEBUTH; ATELES SP.; AVES; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79951595692     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20910     Document Type: Article

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