Daily energy balance and protein gain among pan troglodytes verus in the taï national park, côte d'Ivoire

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-496

  N'guessan, Antoine K ^a,b   Ortmann, Sylvia ^e   Boesch, Christophe ^c,d  

^a Swiss Centre of Scientific Research   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Taï Chimpanzee Project   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Energy balance; Fruit seasons; Protein gain; Ta National Park

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOENERGETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAI NATIONAL PARK; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 67349170316     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-009-9354-1     Document Type: Article

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