Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 542-566Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9568-x
Keywords
Energy; Feeding ecology; Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy; Protein
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- National Science Foundation [0922709]
- Hunter College
- Canada Research Chair
- National Science and Engineering Research Council
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci [0922709] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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An important goal of primatology is to identify the ecological factors that affect primate abundance, diversity, demography, and social behavior. Understanding the nutritional needs of primates is central to understanding primate ecology because adequate nutrition is a prerequisite for successful reproduction. Here, we review nutritional methods and provide practical guidelines to measure nutrient intake by primates in field settings. We begin with an assessment of how to estimate food intake by primates using behavioral observations. We then describe how to collect, prepare, and preserve food samples. Finally, we suggest appropriate nutritional assays for estimating diet nutritional quality and point to the merits and limitations of each. We hope this review will inspire primatologists to use nutritional ecology to answer many unresolved questions in primatology.
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