Intraspecific Variation in Maximum Ingested Food Size and Body Mass in Varecia rubra and Propithecus coquereli

Table 1

Ingested food size (V_b) for all animals and foods tested.

Species	Individual	Sex	Last mass (ML) ^a	Mean mass(MM)	Max mass (MX)	Carrot^b	Melon	S.P.
Propithecus coquereli	Anastasia	f	3199	3806	4100	1.00	2.20	1.00
	Antonia	f	4335	4622	5700	1.00	2.74	1.73
	Rupilia	f	3639	3802	4200	1.73	3.37	2.20
	Phillip	m	4102	3704	3880	1.00	1.95	1.00
	Gratian	m	3243	3994	4230	1.73	3.37	2.20
	Lucius	m	2438	4034	4460	1.00	2.20	1.33
	Maximus	m	3802	3333	3950	1.00	2.20	1.33
	Nero	m	3221	3979	4400	1.73	3.37	2.20
Varecia rubra	Carina	f	3540	3553	3740	17.58	32.73	15.63
	Antlia	f	3396	3834	4720	8.00	24.41	8.00
	Dembowska	f	3459	3576	4690	12.97	46.72	10.65
	Galaxy	f	3508	3485	4200	15.63	44.67	15.63
	Nunki	f	3899	3871	4420	10.65	54.95	12.15
	Alphard	m	3319	3279	4230	4.91	32.73	8.00
	Borealis	m	3999	3639	4360	4.10	26.98	4.09
	Comet	m	3936	3666	4220	10.65	44.67	15.63

^aLast recorded, mean, and maximum body mass expressed in grams. See Methods for the definitions of these mass estimates.
^bCarrot, melon, and sweet potato (S.P.) V_b expressed as the volume of a cube of food in cm³.