Dietary ethanol ingestion by free-ranging spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)

Ethanol within ripe and over-ripe fruit is produced naturally through the metabolic activity of fermentative yeasts. As a consequence, frugivorous animals may chronically consume ethanol as part of their routine diet, although direct measurements of such exposure are lacking. Here, we present data o...

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Main Authors: Christina J. Campbell, Aleksey Maro, Victoria Weaver, Robert Dudley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2022-03-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211729