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... less nutritious and equally toxic leaves . In Table 3.1 , this difference in the forest environment appears as a dif- ference between species . A few general indications appear , even with this caveat . Taxonomically , the prosimians ...
... less nutritious and equally toxic leaves . In Table 3.1 , this difference in the forest environment appears as a dif- ference between species . A few general indications appear , even with this caveat . Taxonomically , the prosimians ...
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... less energy than a fruit eater of the same total weight . Leaf eaters save energy by sluggish inactivity through most of the day , and gain energy by steady foraging for long periods of time , though with little movement from branch to ...
... less energy than a fruit eater of the same total weight . Leaf eaters save energy by sluggish inactivity through most of the day , and gain energy by steady foraging for long periods of time , though with little movement from branch to ...
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... less important or rigid , so in the immediate present a female is less likely to confront a dominant that will not return the baby . In the future , when the babies are grown , they too will be part of a fluid hierarchy , ranked ...
... less important or rigid , so in the immediate present a female is less likely to confront a dominant that will not return the baby . In the future , when the babies are grown , they too will be part of a fluid hierarchy , ranked ...
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WHAT WHERE | 3 |
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES | 34 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 45 |
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