Predation of army ants by Toppin's titi monkey, Plecturocebus toppini Thomas 1914 (Primates: Pitheciidae), in an urban forest fragment in eastern Acre, Brazil
| Autor: | Francisco Salatiel Clemente de Souza, Armando Muniz Calouro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Male Food Chain Titi Foraging 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Predation Urban forest Genus Dry season Animals 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Pitheciidae biology Ecology Ants 05 social sciences Feeding Behavior biology.organism_classification Geography Animal ecology Predatory Behavior Animal Science and Zoology Female Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Primates; journal of primatology. 59(5) |
| ISSN: | 1610-7365 |
| Popis: | The predation of army ants (Eciton rapax) was recorded during an observational study of the feeding behavior of a group of titi monkeys (Plecturocebus toppini) in an urban fragment of forest in Acre, Brazil. During one observed event, the group's adult female used its tail to retrieve ants, a type of behavior not observed previously in this genus. All incidents of on-forest floor foraging occurred during the dry season, when fruit was least abundant in the forest, while on other occasions, the ants were captured from tree branches and leaves. The observation of predation and ground-level foraging recorded in this study reinforce the adaptive capacity of P. toppini for survival in fragmented forests, and this was also the first record of the predation of army ants by this titi species. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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