灵长动物行为与生态学的研究现状与进展(五):营养生态学

在灵长动物的研究史中,取食行为的研究始终占有中心的位置。灵长动物所需要的营养物质包括碳水化合物、蛋白质、脂肪、维生素、矿物质和水等几大类。前三类通常被称为大营养物(macronutrient),动物的生长和发育对其需求比较大,而矿物质和维生素通常被称为微量营养物(micronutrient),其本身不用于产生能量,却参与不计其数的生理过程。除了少数例外,灵长动物的能量和营养需求大部分来自于植物。

Status and advance on study of behavior and ecology in primate (V): primate nutritional ecology

Research on feeding occupied a central positon in the history of primate studies. The nutrients required by primates are divided into broad classes: carbohydrates, protein, lipids, vitamins, minerals and water. The first three are commonly referred to macronutrients that required in large quantities for the energy for growth and maintenance, while minerals and vitamins named micronutrients are not used for energy per se but are instead vitally important for innumerable physiological processes. With very exceptions, primates derive a majority of their energetic and nutritional requirements from plants.