Protein content of diets dictates the daily energy intake of a free-ranging primate

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 685-690

  Felton, Annika M ^a,b,f   Felton, Adam ^a,b   Raubenheimer, David ^c   Simpson, Stephen J ^d   Foley, William J ^e   Wood, Jeff T ^a   Wallis, Ian R ^e   Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Institituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal   (Bolivia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ateles chamek; Nutrient balancing; Nutritional ecology; Primates; Protein

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DIET; FOOD SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANIMALIA; ATELES BELZEBUTH CHAMEK; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67651108838     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp021     Document Type: Article

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