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Measuring food intake in wild animals: primates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2007

David J. Chivers*
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Wildlife Research Group, Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DY, UK
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Corresponding author: Dr David J. Chivers, fax +44 (0)1223 333786, email djc7@cam.ac.uk
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