How do differences in species and part consumption affect diet nutrient concentrations? A test with red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Ryan, Amy M ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^b,c   Rothman, Jessica M ^a,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology NYCEP   (United States)

Author keywords

Colobus; Dietary variability; Kibale; Nutritional ecology; Plant chemistry; Protein

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIMATE; PROTEIN;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS SP.; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES; PROCOLOBUS BADIUS; PROCOLOBUS RUFOMITRATUS;

EID: 84873270466     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2012.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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