Determinants of the dramatic seasonal changes in the intake of energy and protein by Japanese monkeys in a cool temperate forest

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-288

  Nakagawa, Naofumi ^a  

^a KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

Author keywords

cool temperature forest; energy intake; food quality; Japanese monkeys; multiple regression analysis; protein intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEASON;

ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SEASONS;

EID: 0031002341     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)41:4<267::AID-AJP1>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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