Standard Trait value: Gumivore
| Standard Trait: | Taxon: Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 (n/a) |
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| Standard Trait value: | Gumivore |
| Display order: | 40 |
| Description: | Category 4 includes species whose dominant food is exudates from trees, such as sap, resins, or gums. Invertebrates, fruit, or small vertebrates may also be eaten. Since some tree exudates are highly polymerized, there may be digestive mechanisms reminiscent of those in species that feed on green plant parts. A typical example is the lemur, Phaner furcifer. |
| Published Trait | Trait value | Reference | |
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| Taxon - Dietary group | gumivore | Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials, |