Introducing Fecal Stable Isotope Analysis in Primate Weaning Studies

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 926-939

  Reitsema, Laurie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Fran ois' langur; Lactation; Nitrogen; Nursing

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIET; FECES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACTATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRIMATE; RECONSTRUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUCKLING; WEANING; WILD POPULATION; ZOO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEANING; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON ISOTOPES; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; WEANING;

OHIO; TOLEDO [OHIO]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; TRACHYPITHECUS FRANCOISI;

EID: 84865321075     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22045     Document Type: Article

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