Chimpanzee diet: Phytolithic analysis of feces

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 757-773

  Phillips, Caroline ^a   Lancelotti, Carla ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ape; Fecal; Phytolith; Plant food items

Indexed keywords

PAN; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANT; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; DIET; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANTS; UGANDA;

EID: 84904557925     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22267     Document Type: Article

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