Figs are more than fallback foods: The relationship between Ficus and Cebus in a tropical dry forest

International Journal of Zoology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Parr, Nigel A ^a   Melin, Amanda D ^a   Fedigan, Linda Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); INVERTEBRATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84856948700     PISSN: 16878477     EISSN: 16878485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/967274     Document Type: Article

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