Forest fragmentation and its effects on the feeding ecology of black howlers (Alouatta pigra) from the Calakmul area in Mexico
Information on food selection and feeding habits is critical for species conservation, particularly in the context of forest landscapes heavily transformed by human activities. In this study, we examined the degree to which A. pigra feeding habits differed between two sites in the conserved forest of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) and two forest fragments outside the reserve, and how monkeys select the trees on which they feed. Our results suggest that howlers tended to exploit a smaller set of fruit and leaf species in the conserved sites, whereas their diet was more diverse in the fragments. This can be explained probably by the role, at CBR, of Ficus sp. in howlers' diet, as it was highly selected and represented half of all feeding events.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Aullador negro, Nutrición animal, Fragmentación de hábitats, Explotación forestal, Artfrosur, |
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