Quantitative assessment of habitat differences between Northern and Southern Muriquis (Primates, Atelidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Ecotropica

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Boubli, Jean P ^a   Couto Santos, Fabiana R ^b,c   Mourthé, Ítalo M C ^b,c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Brachyteles; Conservation; Habitat complexity; Habitat structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054091177     PISSN: 09493026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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