Selective insectivory at Toro-Semliki, Uganda: Comparative analyses suggest no 'savanna' chimpanzee pattern

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-27

  Webster, Timothy H ^a,b,c   McGrew, William C ^b   Marchant, Linda F ^a   Payne, Charlotte L R ^b   Hunt, Kevin D ^d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Entomophagy; Hymenoptera; Isoptera; Pan troglodytes; Predation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; COLONY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; HONEY; INSECTIVORY; NUTRITION; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

TORO-SEMLIKI WILDLIFE RESERVE; UGANDA;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; OECOPHYLLA LONGINODA; OECOPHYLLINI; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 84902265494     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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