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The frugivorous group are mostly primates: 50 of the 78 mammalian species, and 117 of the 180 individuals included in this analysis are primates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Coefficients of gut differentiation<\/jats:italic>\n                    , the ratio of stomach and large intestine to small intestine (by area, weight, and volume), are low in faunivores and high in folivores; the continuous spread of coefficients reflects the different degrees of adaptation to these two dietary extremes.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Interspecific comparisons are developed by allowing for allometric factors. In faunivores, in which fermentation is minimal, the volume of stomach and large intestine is related to actual body size, whereas these chambers are more voluminous in larger frugivores and mid\u2010gut fermenting folivores; fore\u2010gut fermenters show a marked decrease in capacity with increasing body size. 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