Nutritional contributions of insects to primate diets: Implications for primate evolution

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-69

  Rothman, Jessica M ^a,b   Raubenheimer, David ^c   Bryer, Margaret A H ^a,b   Takahashi, Maressa ^b,d   Gilbert, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary ecology; Entomophagy; Euprimates; Fats; Insectivory; Nutritional ecology; Proteins

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; DIET; FAT; FATTY ACID; FOSSIL RECORD; INSECTIVORY; NUTRITION; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DIET; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84902241613     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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