Gis analysis of patch use and group cohesiveness of bearded sakis (Chiropotes sagulatus) in the upper essequibo conservation concession, Guyana

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-246

  Shaffer, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

fission fusion; pitheciini; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIROPOTES; CHIROPOTES SAGULATUS; COMPETITION; FORAGING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PATCH DYNAMICS; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GUYANA; PITHECIIDAE; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84872327173     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22197     Document Type: Article

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