Vertical stratification of the nutritional value of fruit: Macronutrients and condensed tannins

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1207-1232

  Houle, Alain ^a   Conklin Brittain, Nancy L ^a   Wrangham, Richard W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Dry mass; Fruit pulp; Intratree variations; Kibale; Macronutrients

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; FRUIT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; TREE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; COLOR; FRUIT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRIMATES; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; PROTEINS; TREES; UGANDA;

EID: 84910647120     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22305     Document Type: Article

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