Proponents of optimal foraging theory attempt to predict the behavior of animals while they
are foraging; this theory is based on a number of assump-tions (133, 155, 210, 231). First, an …

The pulp of fleshy fruits, with the soft, edible, nutritive tissues surrounding the seeds, is a
primary food resource for many frugivorous animals, notably mammals and birds, but also …

Rates of herbivory and defensive characteristics of young and mature leaves were
measured for saplings of 46 canopy tree species in a lowland tropical rain forest (Barro …

Mutualistic interactions between ants and plants involve rewards offered by plants and
services performed by ants in a mutually advantageous relationship. The rewards are …

Plants wield and arsenal of structurally diverse chemical compounds called secondary
metabolites, which equip them strategies to deter enemies, fend off pathogens, supersede …

Our knowledge of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees is limited, with detailed information
available for perhaps only a few hundred of the many thousand of species that occur. Yet a …

The study of self‐medication in non‐human primates sheds new light on the complex
interactions of animal, plant and parasite. A variety of non‐nutritional plant secondary …

In order to understand dietary differentiation among frugivorous primates with simple
stomachs, we present the first comparison of plant diets between chimpanzees and …

Publisher Summary This chapter traces the historical background of plant tannins. It
describes distribution, chemistry, potential modes of action, and the quantitative evaluation …

Physical anthropologists use the term “fallback foods” to denote resources of relatively poor
nutritional quality that become particularly important dietary components during periods …