Essays about: "Colobus angolensis palliatus"

Found 4 essays containing the words Colobus angolensis palliatus.

  1. 1. Utilization of different habitatsin Colobus angolensis palliatus in the forests of Diani Beach, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Maria André; [2011]
    Keywords : Colobus angolensis palliatus; Diani Beach; positioning; home range; feeding; resting;

    Abstract : The Angolan black and white colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) is an arboreal primate that inhabits coastal forest fragments on the south cost of Kenya and is consequently vulnerable to forest fragmentations. The study was carried out in March and April 2011 in Diani Beach in Kenya where two of the largest populations of the species are distributed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Behaviours of wild male and female Colobus angolensis palliatus during morning and afternoon in Diani Beach, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Julia Buskas; [2011]
    Keywords : Colobus angolensis palliatus; males; females; morning; afternoon; behaviour;

    Abstract : Colobus angolensis palliatus is a small old world monkey inhabiting southern coastal Kenya to southern Tanzania. The species activity budget is known to vary between seasons and areas, probably due to differences in group sizes, diets, predatory presence and resource competition. READ MORE

  4. 3. The major food trees of the Angola black-andwhitecolobus (Colobus angolensis palliatus)in Diani Forest, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Camilla Jansson; [2011]
    Keywords : colobus; monkey; feeding behaviour; digestive tract; tree;

    Abstract : The Angola black-and-white colobus (Colobus angolensis palliatus) is a subspecies of Colobus angolensis inhabiting fragmented forests in coastal Kenya and Tanzania. C. angolensis is regarded as Least Concern in the red list of IUCN because its populations are abundant. However, the populations of C. READ MORE

  5. 4. The black-and-white colobus monkeys (Colobus angolensis palliatus) of Diani forest, Kenya : behavioural responses to habitat fragmentation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Robert O'Dwyer; [2011]
    Keywords : colobus angolensis palliatus; diani beach; behaviour; sex; age; foraging; home range overlap; path length; sex and age class;

    Abstract : The loss of habitat is one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity today. Consequences to a species inhabiting fragmented habitats include: group size changes, altered diets and altered foraging behaviours. READ MORE