Abstract

The foraging behaviors and diet selection of animals in their natural habitats have been the focus of ecological field studies for decades. Diet affects the lifetime fitness of primates and reproductive performance, an essential consideration for highly endangered species (Altmann, 1991, 1998). The abundance of tropical arboreal folivores is positively correlated with the protein content of leaves and negatively correlated with fiber (Waterman et ^/., 1988; Gates et al., 1990; Ganzhorn, 1992; Chapman et aL, 2002; Chapman et ^/., 2004). Mountain gorillas in Rwanda prefer foods that are high in protein and their movement patterns are related to the quality and availability of foods (Vedder, 1984). There is evidence that some primates in tropical forests

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