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Interspecific interaction of the primate groups in Kibale Forest, Uganda

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An ecological survey on the influence of interspecific interaction of the primates upon the distribution of their group ranges was carried out in 100 ha of the isolated forest northern outskirts of Kibale Forest in western Uganda, Africa. The study period of 105 days was from the 12th of November, 1970 to the 24th of February, 1971, including a preliminary survey of about two months. The subjects of this study are five species of primates, i.e., black and white colobus (Colobus polykomos), red colobus (Colobus badius), red tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius), blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis), and vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops), which inhabited the study area. The red colobus group is thought to be the most influential of the five in the interspecific interaction.

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  1. Japan Monkey Centre, 484, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan

    Katsuji Hayashi

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Hayashi, K. Interspecific interaction of the primate groups in Kibale Forest, Uganda. Primates 16, 269–283 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381555

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