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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"spider monkeys"”.
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Fission-Fusion Dynamics in Spider Monkeys in Belize
… or most members range in close proximity, but spider monkeys (Ateles) and chimpanzees (Pan) are known for their more fluid association patterns. These species have been traditionally described as living in fission-fusion societies, because they range in subgroups of frequently changing size and …
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HERPESVIRUS ATELES: ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HERPESVIRUS OF SPIDER MONKEYS.
… AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HERPESVIRUS OF SPIDER MONKEYS.
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The Social Behavior of Rehabilitated Spider Monkeys (<i>Ateles geoffroyi</i>)
… conflict. Many primates, including wild spider monkeys (genus <em>Ateles</em>), use these mechanisms flexibly to cope with social and environmental stressors. I investigated whether or not captive black-handed spider monkeys (<em>Ateles geoffroyi</em>) use behavioral strategies to cope …
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Stress and sociality in a patrilocal primate: Do female spider monkeys tend-and-befriend?
… physiological stress, among female black-handed spider monkeys. Behavioral, hormonal and ecological data were collected in a wild, habituated community. I validated a cortisol assay for black-handed spider monkeys, and determined that cortisol concentrations do not significantly vary between …
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The Use of Fallback Foods in a Population of Black Handed Spider Monkeys at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve, Belize
… in a population of highly frugivorous spider monkeys. Spider monkeys have previously been suggested to fall back on leaves, however I found that flowers, not leaves, were used as a fallback food. Seasonal reliance on flowers led to decreases in time spent travelling and increases in …
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Using primates to establish priority conservation sites in Mexico.
… was associated with landscape attributes. Spider monkeys were found to be positively associated with tall forest. Second, threats present in the study area were quantified (fire incidents, hunting activities and natural predation) but no clear impacts of these factors were found on primate …
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Linking Spatial Patterns of Seed Dispersal and Plant Recruitment in a Neotropical Tree, Virola Calophylla (Myristicaceae)
… V. calophylla seeds, one primate species (the spider monkey, Ateles paniscus) dispersed 92% of all dispersed seeds. Dispersal agents responded differently to some tree and fruit traits, indicating that dispersal agents can exert selection on traits affecting seed dispersal, but that the …
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For Logs, For Traditional Purposes and For Food: Identification of Multiple-Use Plant Species of Northern Amazonia and an Assessment of Factors Associated with Their Distribution
… of multiple-use plants fruits and seeds - spider monkeys (Ateles paniscus), was closely related to the distribution of their food sources. My results show that land-use change impacting multiple-use plants will have implications for wildlife, and as a consequence traditional activities of …
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Black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) nutrition: Integrating the study of behavior, feeding ecology, and the gut microbial community.
… (N = 16 individuals) of wild, black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) in Palenque National Park, Chiapas. The first chapter explores patterns in black howler monkey nutritional intake across time to determine whether howlers employ a foraging strategy that regulates energy and/or nutrient …
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OPTIMAL ANTENNA DESIGNS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS
… for a wide range of communication applications. Spider Monkey Optimization (SMO) method is introduced for the first time for solving electromagnetic problems. The SMO is a new swarm intelligence technique which models the foraging behavior of spider monkeys. To show the efficiency of the SMO, …
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Primate nutritional ecology: the role of food selection, energy intake, and nutrient balancing in Mexican black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) foraging strategies
… the nutritional ecology of Mexican black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra), an endangered nonhuman primate species characterized by a high intraspecific variability in time spent feeding on leaves, fruits, flowers, and other items (such as bark and stems) across seasons and study sites. Howler …