Fission-Fusion Behavior in Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in Yunnan, China

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1096-1109

  Ren, Baoping ^a   Li, Dayong ^a,b   Garber, Paul A ^c   Li, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fission fusion behavior; Food; Group size; Ranging patterns; Yunnan snub nosed monkeys

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; PREDATION RISK; PRIMATE;

BAIMAXUESHAN NATURE RESERVE; CHINA; YUNNAN;

HAPLORHINI; MAMMALIA; OMUS; PRIMATES; PYGATHRIX BIETI;

EID: 84866736734     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9586-3     Document Type: Article

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