Ecological attributes recorded in stable isotope ratios of arboreal prosimian hair

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 222-230

  Schoeninger, Margaret J ^a   Iwaniec, Urszula T ^a,c   Nash, Leanne T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Primates; Stable isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

DIET; HAIR; PRIMATE; STABLE ISOTOPE RATIO;

KENYA, GEDI RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT; MADAGASCAR, BEZA MAHAFALY SPECIAL RESERVE;

GALAGO GARNETTII; GALAGO ZANZIBARICUS; LEPILEMUR LEUCOPUS;

EID: 0031888388     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050372     Document Type: Article

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