Diet and Feeding Ecology of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Bulindi, Uganda: Foraging Strategies at the Forest-Farm Interface

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 585-614

  McLennan, Matthew R ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultivar feeding; Diet composition; Fallback foods; Fecal analysis; Forest fragments; Frugivory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTIVAR; DIET; FECES; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUGIVORY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY; SPECIALIST; WILD POPULATION;

BULINDI; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 84878178276     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-013-9683-y     Document Type: Article

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