Dietary Diversity and Food Selection in Hanuman Langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) and Purple-Faced Langurs (Trachypithecus vetulus) in the Kaludiyapokuna Forest Reserve in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1382-1405

  Vandercone, Rajnish P ^a,b   Dinadh, Chameera ^c   Wijethunga, Gayan ^c   Ranawana, Kitsiri ^d   Rasmussen, David T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Colobine; Feeding ecology; Species coexistence; Sympatric primates

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIETARY OVERLAP; DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; PRIMATE; SYMPATRY;

SRI LANKA;

PRESBYTIS ENTELLUS; PRIMATES; SEMNOPITHECUS ENTELLUS; TRACHYPITHECUS VETULUS;

EID: 84869144241     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9629-9     Document Type: Article

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