Changes in baboon feeding behavior: Maturity-dependent fruit and seed size selection within a food plant species

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 819-835

  Kunz, Britta K ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fruit choice; Papio anubis; Parkia biglobosa; Seed number; Seed size

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; LEGUME; MATURATION; PREDATION; PRIMATE; SEED SIZE; SIZE SELECTION;

FABACEAE; PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PARKIA FILICOIDEA; PRIMATES;

EID: 34648817564     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9160-6     Document Type: Article

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