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Title: | Terrestrial foraging by cacajao melanocephalus ouakary (primates) in Amazonian Brazil: Is choice of seed patch size and position related to predation risk? |
Authors: | Barnett, Adrian Ashton Almeida, Thais Spironello, Wilson Roberto Silva, Welma Sousa MacLarnon, Ann M. Ross, Caroline |
Keywords: | Animals Appetite Feeding Behavior Food Chain Germination Lecythidaceae Nonparametric Test Observation Physiology Pitheciidae Seed Plant Time Animal Appetitive Behavior Feeding Behavior Food Chain Germination Lecythidaceae Observation Pitheciidae Seeds Statistics, Nonparametric Time Factors Cacajao Melanocephalus Eschweilera Eschweilera Tenuifolia Lecythidaceae Primates |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Folia Primatologica |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 83, Número 2, Pags. 126-139 |
Abstract: | We analyse the behaviour of Cacajao melanocephalus ouakary feeding at patches of germinating seedlings in dried-out flooded forest. Seedlings of Eschweilera tenuifolia (Lecythidaceae) were the most commonly eaten (88.9%). Some seed patches were revisited over several days, while others were consistently ignored. We tested 3 predictions relating uacari terrestrial foraging behaviour to: (1) arboreal escape route proximity, (2) seed patch size choice and (3) temporal patterns of repeat exploitation. Comparison of fed-at and ignored patches revealed significant preferences for larger patches, and for those close to arboreal refuges but distant from dense ground-based vegetation. Support for these predictions is interpreted as evidence for predation risk-sensitive foraging. © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1159/000343591 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos |
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