Food selection in the black howler monkey following habitat disturbance: Implications for the importance of mature leaves

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Behie, Alison M ^a   Pavelka, Mary S M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alouatta pigra; diet; disturbance; food selection; fruit availability; hurricane; nutrition; primates

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SELECTION; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HURRICANE; LEAF; MATURATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHENOLOGY; PRIMATE; PROTEIN;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MONKEY RIVER; TOLEDO [BELIZE];

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PIGRA; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 84857202759     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467411000678     Document Type: Article

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