Mechanical defenses in leaves eaten by Costa Rican howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Teaford, Mark F ^a   Lucas, P W ^b   Ungar, P S ^c   Glander, K E ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta; Diet; Fracture toughness; Silica

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALLOUATTA PALLIATA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; FOOD INTAKE; HARDNESS; MECHANICS; MICROHABITAT; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PLANT LEAF; PRIMATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STANDARDIZATION; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CLIMATE; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SEASONS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 29244471703     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20225     Document Type: Article

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