Toughness and fiber content of major leaf foods of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) in Yakushima

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Hill, David A ^a,b   Lucas, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiber content; Japanese macaques; Leaf foods; Toughness

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA; LAMIINAE; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA YAKUI;

EID: 0000094927     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2345(1996)38:3<221::aid-ajp3>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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