_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: ovatinno1982@gmail.com; Asian J. Res. Agric. Forestry, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 93-102, 2023 Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 93-102, 2023; Article no.AJRAF.100268 ISSN: 2581-7418 Effect of Tree Species Composition and Food Selectivity on the Population Density of Sclater’s Guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri Pocock 1904) in Forest Patches of Lagwa, Aboh-Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria O. I. Ovat a* , P. O. Egwumah b , T. J. Orsar b and B. T. Tyowua b a Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria. b Department of Wildlife and Range Management, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJRAF/2023/v9i3210 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/100268 Received: 27/03/2023 Accepted: 29/05/2023 Published: 15/06/2023 ABSTRACT Aims: Effect of tree species composition and food selectivity on the population density of the Sclater’s guenon was carried out to determine how habitat composition and food preferences affect population density of the Sclater’s monkeys in the study area. Original Research Article