The importance of fallback foods in primate ecology and evolution

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 599-602

  Constantino, Paul J ^a   Wright, Barth W ^b  

^a THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Keystone; Niche

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOOD; NONHUMAN; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOOD HABITS; PALEONTOLOGY; PRIMATES;

PRIMATES;

EID: 70449129950     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20978     Document Type: Conference Paper

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