Essays about: "cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni"

Found 3 essays containing the words cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni.

  1. 1. Blue monkeys' utilization of five tree species in relation to abundance of each tree species : Diospyros abyssinica, Euclea divinorum, Turraea robusta, Warburgia ugandensis and Ficus lutea

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

    Author : Vendela Kempe; [2008]
    Keywords : Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni; lactating females; Diospyros abyssinica; Euclea divinorum; Turraea robusta; Warburgia ugandensis; Ficus lutea; tree abundance; foraging; positioning;

    Abstract : This study was carried out in the Sabaringo forest outside the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya in order to obtain knowledge about the dietary preferences of the blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni. Previous studies of foraging behaviour of lactating and non-lactating females in this forest have investigated the monkeys' preferences of tree species to foraging of and being positioned in. READ MORE

  2. 2. Blue monkeys' utilization of five tree species in relation to the abundance of each tree species : teclea nobilis, Elaeodendron buchananii, Species 1, Grewia bicolor and Ficus sycamorus

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

    Author : Lina Ahlbäck; [2008]
    Keywords : cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni; blue monkey; sabaringo forest; foraging; positioning; tree abundance;

    Abstract : This paper is a part of a larger study with the purpose of investigating foraging behaviour and feeding preferences of blue monkeys' (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) in the study area. The study took place in the Sabaringo forest just north of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, where a group of 50 blue monkeys live. READ MORE

  3. 3. Mother-young interactions and suckling behaviour in Blue Monkeys, Cercopithecus mitis

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

    Author : Jenny Nilsson; [2008]
    Keywords : mother-young interaction; Blue Monkey; suckling behaviour;

    Abstract : The infant's first months are of vital importance for establishing relations with the mother as well as with other group members. It is also a period of learning. As a part of a larger study of the blue monkey, Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni, my study focuses on interactions between mother and offspring and suckling behaviour. READ MORE