Foraging for Survival
Yearling Baboons in Africa
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Foraging for Survival
Yearling Baboons in Africa
617 pages | 82 line drawings, 75 tables | 6 x 9 | © 1998
Biological Sciences: Behavioral Biology, Conservation, Ecology, Tropical Biology and Conservation
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Eclectic Omnivory
3: Methods
4: Dietary Diversity
5: Adequate and Optimal Diets
6: Real versus Ideal Diets
7: Individual Differences and Age Changes
8: From Food to Fitness
9: Why Be Choosy?
10: How to Be an Eclectic Omnivore
App. 1: Primate Nutrient Requirements and Toxin Limits
App. 2: Alternative Definitions of Feeding Bouts
App. 3: Survival Analysis of Bout Lengths
App. 4: Observational Censoring of Feeding Bouts
App. 5: Composition of Foods
App. 6: Maximizing Rates, Michael A. Altmann
App. 7: Procedure for Maximizing Rates
App. 8: Seasonal Adjustments
App. 9: Estimation of Individual Milk Intakes
App. 10: Calculating Intakes of Individuals at Specified Ages
Tables
Notes
Literature Cited
Index
Abbreviations for the Fifty-two Core Foods
1: Introduction
2: Eclectic Omnivory
3: Methods
4: Dietary Diversity
5: Adequate and Optimal Diets
6: Real versus Ideal Diets
7: Individual Differences and Age Changes
8: From Food to Fitness
9: Why Be Choosy?
10: How to Be an Eclectic Omnivore
App. 1: Primate Nutrient Requirements and Toxin Limits
App. 2: Alternative Definitions of Feeding Bouts
App. 3: Survival Analysis of Bout Lengths
App. 4: Observational Censoring of Feeding Bouts
App. 5: Composition of Foods
App. 6: Maximizing Rates, Michael A. Altmann
App. 7: Procedure for Maximizing Rates
App. 8: Seasonal Adjustments
App. 9: Estimation of Individual Milk Intakes
App. 10: Calculating Intakes of Individuals at Specified Ages
Tables
Notes
Literature Cited
Index
Abbreviations for the Fifty-two Core Foods