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Primate Faunivores: Physical Properties of Prey Items (1998)

Strait, S. G. ; Vincent, J. F. V.

Springer

International journal of primatology 19 (1998), S. 867-878

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ISSN: 1573-8604

Keywords: fracture mechanics ; insects ; toughness ; food texture

Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000

Topics: Biology

Notes: Abstract Despite increasing interest in food texture and how it affects primate masticatory systems, little quantitative work has been done in this area. We discuss a method to quantify physical properties of primate food items. To demonstrate its utility, we performed fracture experiments on a sample of adult coleopterans (to approximate a “hard-object” insectivorous diet), larval lepidoterans (to approximate a “soft-object” insectivorous diet), and vertebrate muscle tissue (to represent a more carnivorous feeding regime).

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1020397430482

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