A comparison of salivary pH in sympatric wild lemurs (Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi) at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-371

  Cuozzo, Frank P ^a   Sauther, Michelle L ^b   Yamashita, Nayuta ^c   Lawler, Richard R ^d   Brockman, Diane K ^e   Godfrey, Laurie R ^f   Gould, Lisa ^g   Youssouf, Ibrahim Antho Jacky ^h   Lent, Cheryl ⁱ   Ratsirarson, Joelisoa ^j   Richard, Alison F ^k   Scott, Jessica R ^l   Sussman, Robert W ^m   Villers, Lynne M ⁱ   Weber, Martha A ⁱ   Willis, George ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^h Universite de Tulear   (Madagascar)

ⁱ Indianapolis Zoo ^*  (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^m WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Dental erosion; Dietary acidity; Feeding ecology; Food chemistry; Tannins; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FOOD; NATURE RESERVE; PH; PRIMATE; SALIVA; SYMPATRY; TANNIN; TOOTH;

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

LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; MADAGASCAR; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PH; PROSIMIAN; SALIVA; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DIET; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; SALIVA; STREPSIRHINI; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EROSION;

EID: 44449121459     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20500     Document Type: Article

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