The Role of Minerals in Food Selection in a Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta Pigra) Population in Belize Following a Major Hurricane

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1054-1063

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

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food abundance; Habitat disturbance; Howler monkeys; Minerals; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ABUNDANCE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CALCIUM; DIETARY SHIFT; DISTURBANCE; HERBIVORY; HURRICANE; METAL; MINERAL; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIMATE;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BELIZE; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HURRICANE; MALE;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BELIZE; CYCLONIC STORMS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MINERALS;

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

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PIGRA; CECROPIA; CECROPIA PELTATA; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 84866843265     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22059     Document Type: Article

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