Spider monkeys use high-quality core areas in a tropical dry forest

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 250-258

  Asensio, N ^a   Lusseau, D ^b   Schaffner, C M ^c,d   Aureli, F ^c,e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ateles geoffroyi; Home range; Kernel estimators

Indexed keywords

DRY FOREST; EIGENVALUE; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMALIA; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.;

EID: 84864074180     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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