Omnivorous Primates. Gathering and Hunting in Human Evolution 1981
DOI: 10.7312/hard92188-007
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6. An Order of Omnivores: Nonhuman Primate Diets in the Wild

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“…To minimize competition and to survive and reproduce in large communities of different species, animals have to find their own food niche (Mackinnon J. R. and MacKinnon K. S. 1980). In view of the fact that most primates (Harding 1981), as well as several other mammals and birds (Payne 1980), at least partially include fruits in their diets, it seems reasonable to assume that there is a considerable competition for them. Accordingly, frugivorous species display different preferences for food items and the respective nutrients that they contain.…”
Section: Interspecific Comparisonmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To minimize competition and to survive and reproduce in large communities of different species, animals have to find their own food niche (Mackinnon J. R. and MacKinnon K. S. 1980). In view of the fact that most primates (Harding 1981), as well as several other mammals and birds (Payne 1980), at least partially include fruits in their diets, it seems reasonable to assume that there is a considerable competition for them. Accordingly, frugivorous species display different preferences for food items and the respective nutrients that they contain.…”
Section: Interspecific Comparisonmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is a growing acceptance that primates show considerable flexibility in diet (e.g. Harding 1981;Chapman 1987) and this is no less true for colobines than for other taxa.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…As eclectic omnivores typically occurring in species-rich tropical environments, most primates must choose between a great many potential food items (Harding, 1981). These choices are influenced by a variety of ecological, morphological, and physiological factors including patterns of food abundance and distribution (Oates, 1987), intra-and inter-specific food competition (Janson, 1988;Waser, 1987), risk of predation (Miller, 2002), body size (Gaulin, 1979), gut morphology (Chivers, 1994;Milton, 1998), energetic requirements (Dasilva, 1992), macronutrient and mineral requirements (Silver et al, 2000;Yeager et al, 1997), and ability to cope with secondary compounds (Glander, 1982).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%