Alouatta seniculus: Density, Home Range and Group Structure in a Bamboo Forest Fragment in the Colombian Andes
| Autor: | Carolina Gómez-Posada, Jorge Londoño |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Population Density Bamboo biology Ecology Range (biology) Home range Foraging Zoology Colombia Poaceae biology.organism_classification Population density Group structure Homing Behavior Animals Biological dispersal Female Animal Science and Zoology Red howler monkey Social Behavior Alouatta Ecosystem Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Folia Primatologica. 83:56-65 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9980 0015-5713 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000339803 |
| Popis: | We evaluated population density, group structure and home range of red howler monkeys in a bamboo forest fragment in the Cordillera Central mountain range of Colombia. We estimated a density of 377.7 individuals/km2, which is a higher density than normally reported for this species. The average home range size was 3.6 ± 1.1 ha. We found large groups (15.1 ± 4.0 individuals) with subgrouping behavior (daily divisions in foraging subgroups), and a high number of adult and subadult individuals of both sexes per group (mean of 5 males and 7 females per group). The small home range and large group size observed may be related to the high density of howler monkeys in this fragment, which we suggest could be the result of limited dispersal opportunities for these monkeys. The results illustrate the great plasticity of the genus Alouatta, which enables the monkeys to live in a wide range of conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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