Evolutionary consequences of fallback foods

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1219-1235

  Marshall, Andrew J ^a,b   Wrangham, Richard W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Fallback foods; Feeding ecology; Resource selectivity; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIET; EVOLUTION; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PRIMATE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEASONALITY;

PRIMATES;

EID: 37449026233     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9218-5     Document Type: Review

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