Methods in Primate Nutritional Ecology: A User's Guide

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 542-566

  Rothman, Jessica M ^a,b   Chapman, Colin A ^c,d   van Soest, Peter J ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Feeding ecology; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy; Protein

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84861802653     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9568-x     Document Type: Article

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