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Nutrition and Metabolism of the Squirrel Monkey

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Handbook of Squirrel Monkey Research

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Feeding and foraging occupy a large percentage of time for the squirrel monkey. Animals have been reported to consume a variety of natural foods, including nuts, fruits, seeds, leaves, and insects. These data have been collected from visual observation of materials that enter the animal’s mouth, from studying the stomach contents of primates that have been collected, from identification of damage done to surrounding fauna and flora, and from studying the contents of fecal material left from the animals (Brodie and Marshall, 1963a,b; Fooden, 1964; Thorington, 1968, 1970). With these techniques, however, it is difficult to quantitate the nutrient intakes over long periods of time and it is impossible to make estimates of the mean calorie, protein, vitamin, and mineral intakes of these animals.

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Ausman, L.M., Gallina, D.L., Nicolosi, R.J. (1985). Nutrition and Metabolism of the Squirrel Monkey. In: Rosenblum, L.A., Coe, C.L. (eds) Handbook of Squirrel Monkey Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0812-7_14

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