Composition of the diet of chimpanzees and comparisons with that of sympatric lowland gorillas in the lopé reserve, gabon

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 195-211

  Tutin, Caroline E G ^a,b   Fernandez, Michel ^a,b  

^a CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chimpanzee; diet; frugivory; gorilla; keystone foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996105793     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1350300305     Document Type: Article

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