Dietary response of chimpanzees and cercopithecines to seasonal variation in fruit abundance. II. Macronutrients

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 971-998

  Conklin Brittain, Nancy Lou ^a   Wrangham, Richard W ^a   Hunt, Kevin D ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ape; Diet; Fiber; Lipid; Monkey; Protein; Seasonality; Sugar

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; NUTRIENT; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; PONGIDAE;

EID: 0032406225     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020370119096     Document Type: Article

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