Selectivity and variability in the diet of Milne-Edwards' sifakas (Propithecus diadema edwardsi): Implications for folivory and seed-eating

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 355-377

  Hemingway, Claire A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Dietary selection; Folivory; Food availability; Propithecus diadema edwardsi; Seed eating

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOLIVORY; MILNE-EDWARDS SIFAKA; SEED EATING; SIFAKE;

PROPITHECUS DIADEMA; PROPITHECUS DIADEMA EDWARDSI;

EID: 0031971601     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020344018670     Document Type: Article

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