Insectivory of savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Fongoli, Senegal

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-20

  Bogart, Stephanie L ^a,b   Pruetz, Jill D ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chimpanzee; ecology; evolution; insectivory; termite fishing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; FEEDING; HABITAT; INSECTIVORE; ISOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PREY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SENEGAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954554517     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21452     Document Type: Article

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