This text presents the results of a research project carried out on foraging behaviour among African baboons and its consequences for survival and reproduction. Detailed data is provided on the feeding habits of each baboon, with an analysis of its nutrient intake. These figures are then compared with those in optimum diets. The most striking result of this study is that the baboon's subsequent survival and reproductive success could be accurately predicted from what they had eaten as yearlings. The animals with energy intakes closest to the optimum and protein intakes furthest above their requirements were most likely to survive to adulthood and to successfully produce offspring.

This book received an honourable mention in the 1998 Professional/Scholarly publishing division award for best book in biological science by the Association of American Publishers

Book Information
ISBN 9780226015958
Author Stuart A. Altmann
Format Hardback
Page Count 617
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 964g
Dimensions(mm) 24mm * 16mm * 4mm