2012
DOI: 10.1159/000338103
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Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Feeding Strategies at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar: An Indirect Sampling Method

Abstract: In this research, we focused on aye-aye populations in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. From August to December 2008, we tested how aye-aye feeding was influenced by presence/absence of both fruiting and non-fruiting Canarium trees. Deadwood feeding traces were used as a proxy for evidence of Canarium feeding. We enumerated deadwood feeding traces in 20 locations, 10 with Canarium, 10 without. Each location contained two transects (80 m L × 20 m W) for a total area of 5.6 ha. Feeding trace results for Can… Show more

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“…It is common to use feeding traces to monitor foraging activity when multiple sites are being surveyed simultaneously [Sefczek et al, 2012]. Accordingly, we supplemented observations with data from seeds eaten in our absence.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is common to use feeding traces to monitor foraging activity when multiple sites are being surveyed simultaneously [Sefczek et al, 2012]. Accordingly, we supplemented observations with data from seeds eaten in our absence.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fossil fruits have been described from the Fayum (e.g., Bown et al, 1982), including the genera Epipremnum , Annonaspermum , and Canarium . Some of these species have living representatives whose fruits are consumed by primates ( Canarium : Sefczek et al, 2012; Federman et al, 2016). It has also been suggested that some of these fruiting plants have co‐evolved with primates (e.g., Chen et al, 2020), and therefore the evidence of caries in early anthropoids is supportive of such scenario and suggestive of soft fruits being consumed on a regular basis.…”
Section: Discussion/conclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most studies on the ecology of D. madagascariensis have been carried out in the eastern rain forests of Madagascar [Petter and Peyrieras, 1970;Iwano and Iwakawa, 1988;Iwano, 1991;Sterling, 1993a, b;Ancrenaz et al, 1994;Erickson, 1995;Farris et al, 2011;Sefczek et al, 2012;Sedera, 2014;Solofondranohatra, 2014;Randimbiharinirina, 2015;Thompson et al, 2016;Sefczek et al, 2017;Randimbiharinirina et al, 2018, Sefczek et al, 2020aRakotondrazandry et al, 2021;Randimbiharinirina et al, 2021]. In these habitats, aye-ayes have been reported to feed on insects and larvae, fruits and seeds [Andriamasimanana, 1994], nectar and flowers [Sterling, 1993;Ancrenaz et al, 1994;Sterling, 1993b], bamboo shoots and outgrowths on trees [Pollock et al, 1985;Sterling and McCreless, 2006].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%