International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Population size, habitat association and dietary composition of Boutourlini’s blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis boutourlinii) in Komto Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia

Mosissa Geleta
  • Mosissa Geleta
  • Department of Biology, Wollega University, P.O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
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Afework Bekele
  • Afework Bekele
  • Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 05 August 2016
  •  Published: 31 October 2016

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