Seasonality in fruit availability affects frugivorous primate biomass and species richness
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G. Hanya ([email protected]), Primate Research Inst., Kyoto Univ., Inuyama JP-484-8506, Japan. P. Stevenson, Depto de Ciencias Biológicas, Univ. de los Andes, CO-4976 Bogotá, Columbia. M. van Noordwijk and C. van Schaik, Anthropology Inst. and Museum, Univ. of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland. S. Te Wong, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Sandakan, Malaysia. T. Kanamori and N. Kuze, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto Univ., Kyoto JP-606-8203, Japan. S.-I. Aiba, Faculty of Science, Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima JP-890-8580, Japan. C. A. Chapman, Dept of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, McGill Univ., Montréal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada.
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