Digestive strategy of the Asian colobine genus Trachypithecus

Primates

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 311-325

  Caton, Judith M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colobinae; Colon; Forestomach; Gastro colic fermentation; Trachypithecus spp

Indexed keywords

COLOBINAE; FELIS CATUS; TRACHYPITHECUS; TRACHYPITHECUS CRISTATUS; TRACHYPITHECUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 0012125063     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557555     Document Type: Article

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