The composition of milk from Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-43

  Milligan, Lauren A ^a   Gibson, Susan V ^b   Williams, Lawrence E ^c   Power, Michael L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allonursing; Lactation; Milk; New World primates; Squirrel monkey

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BODY CONDITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; LACTATION; MILK; NEONATE; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; SAIMIRI;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CEBIDAE; MARMOSETS; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI BOLIVIENSIS BOLIVIENSIS; SCIURUS IGNITUS;

EID: 38549127258     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20453     Document Type: Article

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