Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates: Second Revised Edition

by National Research Council, Committee on Animal Nutrition, Ad Hoc Committee on Nonhuman Primate Nutrition

This new release presents the wealth of information gleaned about nonhuman primates nutrition since the previous edition was published in 1978. With expanded coverage of natural dietary habits, gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, and the nutrient needs of species that have been difficult to maintain in captivity, it explores the impact on nutrition of physiological and life-stage considerations: infancy, weaning, immune function, obesity, aging,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309069890
• ISBN13: 9780309069892
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.1"