Monospecific vs polyspecific life: A comparative study of foraging and antipredatory tactics in a community of Cercopithecus monkeys

Gautier‐Hion, Annie; Quris, René; Gautier, Jean‐Pierre

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“…The disjunct distribution of putty-nosed monkeys across West Africa has been explained as a function of competitive exclusion by Diana monkeys. [72][73][74][75] Also, observations at Taï confirm that the two guenons occupy virtually identical niches and have strongly overlapping home ranges. 29,76 Despite their ecological similarity, the two species can still…”

Section: Polyspecific Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Socioecology, predation, and cognition in a community of West African monkeys

McGraw

Zuberbühler

2008

Evolutionary Anthropology

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The Ivory Coast's Taï Forest is home to a diverse primate fauna, including eight monkey species that interact daily with the environment, each other, and a web of predators. These interactions have led to an array of adaptations, some of which conform to theoretical expectations, and others are at odds with current behavioral ecology models. In this paper, we draw on fifteen years of observations to examine two central issues. First, how do broad trends in diet and resource distribution influence group size and levels of sociality? Second, what mechanisms are used to counter pressures exerted by the predator community? The general picture that emerges is that while the pressure exerted by predators at Taï has led to a host of behavioral and cognitive adaptations, it is food preferences and foraging habits, not predation pressure, that are the main determinants, not only of group size, but also its direct consequences ‐ mating systems and sociality levels.

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Section: Polyspecific Associationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Socioecology, predation, and cognition in a community of West African monkeys

McGraw

Zuberbühler

2008

Evolutionary Anthropology

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“…First, Gautier-Hion et al (1983) have conceptualised mixed species associations as mutualistic events with individuals combining their speciesspeci c predator sensibilities: Whereas one species might be specialized in detecting avian predators, the other species is specialized in terrestrial predators, so that in association the two shield each other mutually against predators ( McGraw & Bshary, 2002). A similar suggestion has been made for the Diana monkey-red colobus association in Tai National Park : Diana monkeys shield Colobus monkeys against terrestrial predators, while colobus monkeys protect Diana monkeys against avian predators.…”

Section: Anti-predation Bene Ts Of Polyspeci C Groupsmentioning

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Mixed-species associations of Diana and Campbell's monkeys: the costs and benefits of a forest phenomenon

Wolters¹,

Zuberbühler

2003

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SummaryOne of the most striking behavioural patterns of many forest primates concerns their tendency to live in semi-permanent mixed-species groups. Functional investigations have ascertained that individuals obtain some antipredator bene ts without paying the costs of intra-species resource competition. Despite these advances, very little is known about the subtle mechanisms that keep mixed species groups together on a daily basis. Our results showed that in the Diana-Campbell's monkey association both species bene ted from each other in diverse and idiosyncratic ways. In the presence of Campbell's monkeys the conspicuous Diana monkeys were more likely to descend into the lower forest strata, increased their foraging behaviour, and individuals became less vigilant. The cryptic Campbell's monkeys, in turn, were able to use the higher forest strata and exposed areas more often, spread out over larger areas, were more likely to travel, and engaged in more conspicuous vocal behaviour when associated with Diana monkeys. These data suggested that both species bene ted from each other in ways that went beyond passive group-size related antipredator bene ts, such as a dilution effect and increased chances of predator detection. Instead, the increased safety of 5) Corresponding author's address: K. Zuberbühler, School of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9JU, Scotland, UK, e-mail: kz3@st-and.ac.uk 6) The Taï Monkey Project was funded by the Max-Planck-Institute for Behavioural Physiology, the Leakey Foundation, Conservation International, and the European Science Foundation (OMLL grant). In Côte d'Ivoire we are indebted to the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scienti ques, the Centre de Recherche en Ecologie and the P.A.C.P.N.T. for logistic support and permission to conduct research in the Tai National Park. We thank R. Baumgartner and W. Thomson for statistical advice. We are grateful for important comments by S. Kaiser, R. Ernst, and C. Chapman.Published in Behaviour, Vol. 140, 3, 2003, p. 371-385 which should be used for any reference to this work 1 WOLTERS & ZUBERBÜHLERthe mixed species group allowed individuals to exploit their ecological niche more broadly, to forage more ef ciently, and to engage in more social behaviour, suggesting that the bene ts of mixed species groups are much more varied and diverse than currently thought.

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“…Also, in many species, including primates (brown capuchin (Cebus apella) or white-fronted capuchin (C. albifrons): van Schaik & van Noordwijk, 1989) and birds (red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus): Yasukawa et al, 1992; mountain bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) Gibson & Moehrenschlager, 2008), the anti-predator behaviour is sex-specific. Males typically engage in more vigilance or more risky behaviours (approaching, counter-attacking) than females (Cercopithecus pogonias and C. cephus: Gautier et al, 1983;C. diana: Zuberbühler et al, 1997).…”

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Anti-predator strategies of free-ranging Campbell's monkeys

Ouattara¹,

Lemasson²,

Zuberbühler³

2009

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SummaryHabitat type, predation pressure and reproductive interests are all thought to determine the anti-predator behaviour of non-primates, but only few systematic studies exist. Here, we experimentally elicited anti-predator behaviour in six different groups of forest-living Campbell's monkeys, using visual and acoustic models of leopards, crowned eagles, and snakes. Individuals produced a variety of anti-predator behaviours, depending on the type of predator and whether or not it was visible. Adult males generally behaved conspicuously, either by attacking eagles or producing threat behaviours at a distance to leopards. Adult females remained cryptic to eagles, but joined their male in approaching leopards. To snakes, both males and females responded strongly to familiar Gaboon vipers, but far less to unfamiliar black mambas. Finally, if a predator could only be heard, both males and females produced fewer alarm calls and often changed their vertical position in the canopy (upwards for leopards; downwards for eagles), despite all predator vocalisations being presented from the ground. We concluded that Campbell's monkeys display sex-specific anti-predator behaviours, which are largely driven by the predators' hunting techniques, mode of predator detection and the forest habitat structure.

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Monospecific vs polyspecific life: A comparative study of foraging and antipredatory tactics in a community of Cercopithecus monkeys

Cited by 146 publications

References 11 publications

Socioecology, predation, and cognition in a community of West African monkeys

Socioecology, predation, and cognition in a community of West African monkeys

Mixed-species associations of Diana and Campbell's monkeys: the costs and benefits of a forest phenomenon

Anti-predator strategies of free-ranging Campbell's monkeys

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