Primate seed dispersers as umbrella species: a case study from Kibale National Park, Uganda, with implications for Afrotropical forest conservation

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  American Journal of Primatology

• Publication date

  2011-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/ajp.20879PMID 20839266
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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