The bark-eating habits in primates, with special references to their status in the diet of wild chimpanzees.
The bark-eating habits in primates, with special references to their status in the diet of wild chimpanzees.
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灵长类动物吃树皮的习惯，特别是它们在野生黑猩猩饮食中的地位。
DOI：
10.1159/000155720
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发表时间：
1976
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通讯作者：
T. Nishida
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作者：
T. Nishida
据记录，坦桑尼亚Mahali山脉的黑猩猩会咀嚼21种树木和木藤的树皮。他们主要利用稀树草原生活的落叶树的树皮在一年中的雨季，当水果很少。它们对树皮食物的依赖程度每年都有很大变化。树皮似乎在黑猩猩和其他一些高等灵长类动物的生存中扮演着重要的角色，作为歉收年份的应急食物。
Chimpanzees of the Mahali Mountains, Tanzania, were recorded to chew barks of 21 species of trees and wood vines. They mainly utilize the barks of savanna-living deciduous trees during the mid-rainy season of the year when few fruits are available. The degree of their dependence on bark for food varies drastically year by year. The bark seems to occupy an important role as emergency food in a lean year in the survival of chimpanzees, as well as in that of some other higher primates.