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: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Resource partitioning among sympatric species of primates at Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana

Kwaku Brako Dakwa
  • Kwaku Brako Dakwa
  • Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Kweku Ansah Monney
  • Kweku Ansah Monney
  • Department of Conservation Biology and Entomology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Enoch Amasa Ashie
  • Enoch Amasa Ashie
  • Kakum Conservation Area. P. O. Box 427, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 September 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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