RUMINANT-LIKE DIGESTION OF LANGUR MONKEY

被引:169
作者
BAUCHOP, T
MARTUCCI, RW
机构
[1] National Center for Primate Biology, University of California, Davis
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D O I
10.1126/science.161.3842.698
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The adaptation of langur monkeys to a laboratory environment has made possible a detailed investigation of their digestive physiology. The diverticular form of the langur stomach permits a bacterial fermentation of the leafy diet, which results in important contributions to the nutrition of these primates. The demonstration of a ruminant-like digestion in langurs extends the known taxonomic distribution of this digestive adaptation.
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