Influences on plant nutritional variation and their potential effects on hominin diet selection
| Autor: | James E. Loudon, Stephanie Adolph, Daryl Codron, Oliver C.C. Paine, Antje Hutschenreuther, Amanda G. Henry, Jennifer Leichleiter, Matt Sponheimer, Jacqui Codron |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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2. Zero hunger
0106 biological sciences 010506 paleontology Ecology fungi food and beverages Paleontology 15. Life on land Biology Plant foods 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Nutrient Habitat World heritage Plant species Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Selection (genetic algorithm) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 261, 18-30 |
| Popis: | The selection of foods in any environment depends on a variety of factors, including the nutrient availability and antifeedant loads in the component habitats. How these nutritional properties vary and covary in time and space is not well known, particularly among wild plant species. We collected plant samples from several habitats within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa, and measured their macronutrient and antifeedant properties in order to explore how season, habitat, plant type, and plant organ affected the quality of these potential plant foods. Our results have implications for early hominin use of similar habitats. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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