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Page 54
... energy of muscle . Leaf eaters ' increased size is a matter of large skeleton and large gut , with not much more muscle , so they probably need even less energy than a fruit eater of the same total weight . Leaf eaters save energy by ...
... energy of muscle . Leaf eaters ' increased size is a matter of large skeleton and large gut , with not much more muscle , so they probably need even less energy than a fruit eater of the same total weight . Leaf eaters save energy by ...
Page 107
... ENERGY BUDGETS Attempts to sum all the considerations of this chapter represent energy budgets of one's animal . An energy budget includes , on the expenditure side , estimates of the basal metabolism for each age and sex , of the energy ...
... ENERGY BUDGETS Attempts to sum all the considerations of this chapter represent energy budgets of one's animal . An energy budget includes , on the expenditure side , estimates of the basal metabolism for each age and sex , of the energy ...
Page 109
... energy needed for howler reproduction . The energetic costs of lactation are even greater than those of pregnancy ... energy as well ( see Chapter 14 ) . There is not , so far as I know , any evidence of different energy expendi- ture in ...
... energy needed for howler reproduction . The energetic costs of lactation are even greater than those of pregnancy ... energy as well ( see Chapter 14 ) . There is not , so far as I know , any evidence of different energy expendi- ture in ...
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WHAT WHERE | 3 |
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES | 34 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 45 |
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