Chemical properties of the diets of two lemur species in southwestern Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-364

  Yamashita, Nayuta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food availability; Nutrients; Secondary plant compounds

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; METABOLITE; NUTRIENT; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BEZA MAHAFALY SPECIAL RESERVE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 42249094360     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9232-2     Document Type: Article

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