Behavioral, Ecological, and Evolutionary Aspects of Meat-Eating by Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-304

  Hardus, Madeleine E ^a   Lameira, Adriano R ^b   Zulfa, Astri ^c   Atmoko, S Suci Utami ^c   de Vries, Han ^b   Wich, Serge A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Universitas Nasional   (Indonesia)

^d Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (PanEco YEL)   (Indonesia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chewing rates; Evolution; Meat eating; Pongo abelii; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MEAT; OLFACTORY CUE; PREY CAPTURE; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY;

ACEH; INDONESIA; KETAMBE;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; LORIDAE; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII;

EID: 84858792076     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9574-z     Document Type: Article

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