Condensed tannins and sugars in the diet of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Budongo Forest, Uganda

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-336

  Reynolds, V ^a   Plumptre, A J ^b   Greenham, J ^c   Harborne, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Diet; Sugars; Tannins; Taste preferences

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; PRIMAT; SUGAR; TANNIN;

UGANDA, BUDONGO FOREST;

PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII;

EID: 0031843791     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050524     Document Type: Article

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