Inter- and intrahabitat dietary variability of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in South African savannas based on fecal δ13C, δ15N, and %N

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-214

  Codron, Daryl ^a   Lee Thorp, Julia A ^a   Sponheimer, Matt ^a,b   De Ruiter, Darryl ^c   Codron, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Generalist diet; Nitrogen isotopes; Percentage nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN 15;

ARTICLE; BABOON; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PAPIO URSINUS; POACEAE; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 31344456435     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20253     Document Type: Article

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