Associations between primates and other mammals in a central Amazonian forest landscape

Haugaasen, Torbjørn and Peres, Carlos A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-8765 (2008) Associations between primates and other mammals in a central Amazonian forest landscape. Primates, 49 (3). pp. 219-222.

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Abstract

Little information exists on mixed-species groups between primates and other mammals in Neotropical forests. In this paper, we describe three such associations observed during an extensive large-vertebrate survey in central Amazonia, Brazil. Mixed-species groups between a primate species and another mammal were observed on seven occasions between squirrel monkeys (Saimiri cf. ustus) and either South American coatis (Nasua nasua) or tayras (Eira barbara) and between brown capuchins (Cebus apella) and coatis. All associations were restricted to floodplain forest during its dry stage. We suggest that the associations involving the coatis are connected to foraging and vigilance but may be induced by a common alternative food resource at a time of food shortage.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2011 11:32
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2023 14:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24784
DOI:	10.1007/s10329-008-0081-6

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