Quantitative Variability of Cyanogenesis in Cathariostachys madagascariensis - the Main Food Plant of Bamboo Lemurs in Southeastern Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-315

  Ballhorn, Daniel J ^a   Kautz, Stefanie ^a   Rakotoarivelo, Fanny P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Browse quality; Cyanide; Giant bamboo; Ontogenetic variability; Ranomafana

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BAMBOO; BROWSING; CYANIDE; FOOD QUALITY; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; RAINFOREST; SHOOT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUGAR; SYMPATRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; METABOLISM; POACEAE;

ANIMALS; CYANIDES; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

CATHARIOSTACHYS MADAGASCARIENSIS; DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS; HAPALEMUR; HAPALEMUR AUREUS; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 64649099296     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20653     Document Type: Article

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