Foraging for Survival: Yearling Baboons in Africa

by Stuart A. Altmann

University of Chicago Press, 1998
Cloth: 978-0-226-01595-8 | Paper: 978-0-226-01596-5
Library of Congress Classification QL737.P93A58 1998
Dewey Decimal Classification 599.865153

ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Stuart A. Altmann presents the results of one of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Stuart A. Altmann (1930-2016) was a field biologist. He and his wife, Jeanne Altmann, collaborated on baboon research in Amboseli National Park in Kenya, in one of the world’s best-known long-term field studies of primates. He was a professor at the University of Alberta, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, the University of Chicago, and Princeton University.

REVIEWS

"This book is destined to become a classic in primate feeding behavior. It is exhaustive and a pleasure to read, and it sets the standard for amalgamation of modeling theory and ecological observation."

— Joanna E. Lambert, American Scientist

"The gold standard for research on naturalistic behavior and ecology of primates."

— Peter S. Rodman, American Journal of Primatology

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Eclectic Omnivory
3: Methods
4: Dietary Diversity
5: Adequate and Optimal Diets
6: Real versus Ideal Diets
7: Individual Differences and Age Changes
8: From Food to Fitness
9: Why Be Choosy?
10: How to Be an Eclectic Omnivore
App. 1: Primate Nutrient Requirements and Toxin Limits
App. 2: Alternative Definitions of Feeding Bouts
App. 3: Survival Analysis of Bout Lengths
App. 4: Observational Censoring of Feeding Bouts
App. 5: Composition of Foods
App. 6: Maximizing Rates, Michael A. Altmann
App. 7: Procedure for Maximizing Rates
App. 8: Seasonal Adjustments
App. 9: Estimation of Individual Milk Intakes
App. 10: Calculating Intakes of Individuals at Specified Ages
Tables
Notes
Literature Cited
Index
Abbreviations for the Fifty-two Core Foods

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