Feeding ecology of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) inhabiting a forest-mangrove-savanna-agricultural matrix at Caiquene-Cadique, Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 651-665

  Bessa, Joana ^a   Sousa, Cláudia ^a,b   Hockings, Kimberley J ^a,c  

^a Centre for Research in Anthropology   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic habitat; Chimpanzee; Crop feeding; Diet; Wild food availability

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIONAL PARK; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAIL;

CANTANHEZ NATIONAL PARK; GUINEA-BISSAU;

ACHATINA; ACHATINA FULICA; ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; HEXAPODA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARECACEAE; CROP; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; GUINEA-BISSAU; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SNAIL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; GUINEA-BISSAU; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEASONS; SNAILS;

EID: 84929133865     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22388     Document Type: Article

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