Drivers of home range characteristics across spatiotemporal scales in a Neotropical primate, Cebus capucinus

Campos, Fernando A.; Bergstrom, Mackenzie L.; Childers, Andrew; Hogan, Jeremy D.; Jack, Katharine M.; Melin, Amanda D.; Mosdossy, Krisztina N.; Myers, Monica S.; Parr, Nigel A.; Sargeant, Elizabeth J.; Schoof, Valérie A. M.; Fedigan, Linda M.

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.03.007

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“…They are typically of high nutritive value, require little processing effort, are patchy in time and space, and favor adaptations that maximize harvesting return, typified by ripe fruit for most primates (Marshall et al, 2009). Primates adjust to decreases in preferred food abundance by resting more, shifting their ranging behaviors to relocate preferred foods, or by changing their diet (Harrison, 1985;Gursky, 2000;Altmann, 2009;Lee-Thorp et al, 2010;Canale et al, 2011;Blumenthal et al, 2012;Sato, 2013;Campos et al, 2014). The study of dietary ecology, specifically the pursuit of fallback foods (FBFs) that are eaten when preferred foods are less abundant, generates useful insights into primate dietary adaptations and evolution (Foley, 1993;Vrba, 1995;Potts, 1998;Teaford and Ungar, 2000;Ungar, 2004).…”

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Quantifying seasonal fallback on invertebrates, pith, and bromeliad leaves by white‐faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) in a tropical dry forest

Mosdossy

Melin

Fedigan

2015

American J Phys Anthropol

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Invertebrate foraging patterns are not uniform. Caterpillar consumption is consistent with a preferred strategy, whereas capuchins appear to fallback on invertebrates requiring high handling time. Capuchins are convergent with hominins in possessing large brains and high levels of sensorimotor intelligence, thus our research has broad implications for primate evolution, including factors shaping cognitive innovations, brain size, and the role of entomophagy in the human diet.

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Quantifying seasonal fallback on invertebrates, pith, and bromeliad leaves by white‐faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) in a tropical dry forest

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Melin

Fedigan

2015

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…Although all of those studies have contributed significantly to our understanding of the biogeography of large herbivores, neither intra-species variability in habitat selection nor the entire temporal dimension (intra-and inter-annual variability) of habitat selection, both of which were identified to be crucial in this context (Campos et al 2014, Uboni et al 2015, have been fully addressed.…”

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“…To acknowledge intra-annual (i.e., seasonal) variability that might be of particular importance for animals living in environments with high spatial and temporal variability (Campos et al 2014), the reindeer herding year is traditionally divided into different seasons (e.g., Sandströ m et al 2003) based on the different phases of reindeer herding, animal behavior, and climatic conditions.…”

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“…Furthermore, simplified results of space use by animals lead to the loss of important information about individual variability (Putman and Flueck 2011, Anderson and Johnson 2014, Pape and Lö ffler 2015. An additional contemporary challenge of habitat selection studies is therefore improving our understanding of intraspecies variation in space use (Gillingham and Parker 2008, Anderson and Johnson 2014, Campos et al 2014). As such, new approaches are necessary to contribute to the current debate on grazing of arctic-alpine ecosystems by reindeer as an ecological keystone (Vors and Boyce 2009), reindeer as an ecosystem engineer affecting ecosystem structures, processes occurring on broad spatial scales (Suominen and Olofsson 2000), and the overall future challenges of pasture degradation, climate change, conflicting land use, and predation (Pape and Lö ffler 2012, Kintisch 2014, Tveraa et al 2014).…”

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Seasonality of habitat selection shown to buffer alpine reindeer pastoralism against climate variability

Pape

Löffler

2015

Ecosphere

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Abstract. Climate-driven variability of habitat selection of large herbivores has not yet been explicitly analyzed. To this end, we aimed to better understand the climate-ecological mechanisms behind geographic patterns of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) habitat utilization. Our study area comprised of the ranges of Filefjell Reinlag, southern Norway (60820 0 -61820 0 N; 8820 0 -9850 0 E). We analyzed habitat selection of 20 (6 2) GPS-collared female reindeer over a period of five years. We examined the mechanistic forces of habitat selection variability by applying a novel stepwise factor analysis approach based on the niche concept. We characterized the governing conditions for inductively delineated seasons and extracted in a first step for each year the seasonal scores of the individual animals on the environmental variables to explain their habitat use. For each season, we then conducted principal component analyses (PCA) to analyze the inter-annual variability in habitat preferences using the individual scores for the environmental variables per year. In a third step, we fit our potential drivers as vectors onto each seasonal PCA and retained solely significant drivers. Our results reveal complex spatiotemporal patterns of habitat selection that are driven by seasonality, year-to-year climate variability, and the choice of individual animals. In contrast to expected similarities between conspecifics, our analyses revealed varying degrees of intraspecies variability and therefore suggest that responses of individual reindeer to climate variability are inconsistent. Moreover, we found annually reoccurring patterns of habitat selection strength during different seasons that help explain coping capacities of reindeer against climate variability. In contrast with our expectations, we detected a very high inter-annual variability in habitat preferences to be related to governing climatic conditions. Here, we present new evidence for the variability of response mechanisms of reindeer's habitat selection shown throughout different seasons and years that buffer alpine pastoralism against climate variability. Our work contributes to a better understanding of alpine ecological response mechanisms as a key for projections of future responses to climate change.

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“…The size and the internal dynamics of the home range (HR) are influenced by the environmental, biological, and social factors of each species. In the case of primates, key factors as group biomass (Campos et al 2014), group size (Shaffer 2014), habitat quality (Campera et al 2014), vegetation type (Pebsworth et al 2012), seasonality (Pyritz et al 2011), and population density (Glessner and Britt 2005).…”

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Use of space in two neighboring groups of the howler monkey Alouatta palliata mexicana (Primates: Atelidae): overlap and home range size

Quintana-Morales

Morales‐Mávil

Escobar-Aliaga³

et al. 2017

Therya

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The interaction between primate groups and the dynamics involved in the use of space are important factors affecting both competition for resources and intergroup dominance. In the present study we analyzed the differences in home range overlap and intergroup size, as well as the diversity of tree species within the home range, the Value Index for the key tree species, and the daily activity pattern of two neighboring groups of the howler monkey Alouatta palliata. From March 2002 to June 2003, the behavior and location of two groups of monkeys (G1, two adult males, four adult females and four infants; G2, six adult males, five adult females, one juvenile and three infants) were recorded in the same forest patch at Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico. Using the Minimum Convex Polygon (100 %), grid (100 m), and Kernel (adapted and fixed) methods, as well as transect sampling, significant differences (F 1, 20 = 14.45, P = 0.001) were found in the home range size of the groups, being greater in G2. The habitat in the G2 home range had greater richness and diversity of tree species, as well as a higher Importance Value Index for the key tree species (Ficus spp.) included in the howler monkey diet. On the other hand, significant differences between groups (Mann-Whitney U = 38, P < 0.05) were found only as regards locomotion behavior, likely due to a behavioral adaptation to optimize food resource use or search. The two groups displayed a similar use of food resources; however, there was a slight overlap in the home range between both groups with no direct aggression, likely because their habitat included sufficient space and food. Our data suggest that the reduced overlap may vary between neighboring groups because of factors such as group size. However, groups could weigh various factors to avoid home-range overlap.La interacción entre grupos vecinos de primates y la dinámica en el uso del espacio son factores importantes durante la competencia por los recursos y la dominancia intergrupal. En este trabajo analizamos las diferencias intergrupales con relación al tamaño y traslape del ámbito hogareño así como la diversidad de especies arbóreas, el Índice de Valor de Importancia de especies clave y el patrón diario de actividad de dos grupos vecinos de monos aulladores Alouatta palliata mexicana. De marzo 2002 a junio 2003 registramos la conducta y las ubicaciones de dos grupos de monos (formados, G1 por 2 machos adultos, 4 hembras adultas y 4 infantes, y G2 por 6 machos adultos, 5 hembras adultas, 1 joven y 3 infantes) en un mismo fragmento en la Reserva de la Biósfera Los Tuxtlas, Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México. Aplicando los métodos de Polígono Mínimo Convexo (100 %), Rejillas (100 m), y Kernel (adaptado y fijo) así como un muestreo por transectos se encontraron diferencias significativas (F 1, 20 = 14.45, P = 0.001) en el ámbito hogareño de los grupos, siendo mayor el de G2. El hábitat en el ámbito hogareño del G2 tuvo una mayor riqueza y diversidad de especies arbóreas así como un valor más elevado en el...

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Drivers of home range characteristics across spatiotemporal scales in a Neotropical primate, Cebus capucinus

Cited by 60 publications

References 75 publications

Quantifying seasonal fallback on invertebrates, pith, and bromeliad leaves by white‐faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) in a tropical dry forest

Quantifying seasonal fallback on invertebrates, pith, and bromeliad leaves by white‐faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) in a tropical dry forest

Seasonality of habitat selection shown to buffer alpine reindeer pastoralism against climate variability

Use of space in two neighboring groups of the howler monkey Alouatta palliata mexicana (Primates: Atelidae): overlap and home range size

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