Nutritional status of free-ranging Mexican howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata mexicana) in Veracruz, Mexico: Serum chemistry; lipoprotein profile; vitamins D, A, and E; carotenoids; and minerals

Zoo Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-251

  Crissey, Susan D ^a   Silva, Juan Carlos Serio ^b   Meehan, Tom ^a   Slifka, Kerri A ^a,f   Bowen, Phyllis E ^c   Stacewicz Sapuntzakis, Maria ^c   Holick, Michael F ^d   Chen, Tai C ^d   Mathieu, Jeffrey ^d   Meerdink, Gavin ^e  

^a BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta; Cadmium; Carotenoids; Cholesterol; Howler monkeys; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA MEXICANA; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARANEAE; ATELES; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.; CALLITRICHIDAE; CEBIDAE; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS;

EID: 0037998657     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10078     Document Type: Article

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