Mineral and phytochemical influences on foliage selection by the Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-128

  Yeager, C P ^a   Silver, S C ^a,b   Dierenfeld, E S ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary selection; minerals; Nasalis larvatus; photochemistry; proboscis monkeys; ruminant diets

Indexed keywords

NASALIS LARVATUS;

EID: 0031058609     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2345(1997)41:2<117::aid-ajp4>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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