DIETS OF YEARLING FEMALE PRIMATES (PAPIO-CYNOCEPHALUS) PREDICT LIFETIME FITNESS

被引：77

作者：

ALTMANN, SA ^{[1
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机构：

[1] NATL MUSEUM KENYA, INST PRIMATE RES, LIMURU, KENYA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 1991年 / 88卷 / 02期

关键词：

PRIMATE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; OPTIMAL DIETS; FORAGING;

D O I：

10.1073/pnas.88.2.420

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The foraging of yearling baboons (Papio cynocephalus) was studied in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. The nutrient content of the diets of individual females was compared with the composition of energy-maximizing optimal diets. Energy in the diets of all individuals fell appreciably short of their respective optima. Nonetheless, linear combinations of just two variables, protein intakes in excess of requirements and proximity of energy intakes to those specified in the optimal diets, were sufficient to provide good predictions of reproductive lifespans, numbers of infants and juveniles produced, and probability of surviving to adulthood.

引用

页码：420 / 423

页数：4

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