Food preferences and nutrient composition in captive white-handed gibbons, Hylobates lar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1535-1547

  Jildmalm, Ronald ^a   Amundin, Mats ^b   Laska, Matthias ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kolmårdens Djurpark ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Food preferences; Frugivory; Hylobates lar; Nutrient composition; White handed gibbons

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; CARBOHYDRATE; CONSPECIFIC; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUGIVORY; NUTRIENT; PRIMATE; SELENIUM;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES LAR; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PYRUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 57649224225     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9314-1     Document Type: Article

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