Notes and records Assessing dietary protein of colobus monkeys through faecal sample analysis: a tool to evaluate habitat quality
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Assessing dietary protein of colobus monkeys through faecal sample analysis: a tool to evaluate habitat quality Colin A. Chapman*, Terry Webb, Raime Fronstin, Michael D. Wasserman and Ada Mayte Santamaria Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, Wildlife Conservation Society, 185th Street and Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460 and Metro Zoo Miami, One Zoo Boulevard, 12400 S.W. 152nd Street, Miami, FL 33177, U.S.A.
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