Primate population dynamics over 32.9 years at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 997-1011

  Lwanga, J S ^a   Struhsaker, T T ^b   Struhsaker, P J ^c   Butynski, T M ^d   Mitani, J C ^e  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University ^*  (Canada)

^d National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee predation; Community ecology; Kibale National Park; Population dynamics; Red colobus

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DOMINANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUGIVORY; HABITUATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OMNIVORY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PRIMATE;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

CERCOCEBUS; CERCOPITHECUS MITIS; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; HAPLORHINI; PAN; PAPIO; PRIMATES; PROCOLOBUS BADIUS;

EID: 79961020812     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20965     Document Type: Article

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