… This study has demonstrated that spider monkeys rank among the best known seed dispersers
on several levels: they prey upon very few seeds, they swallow large quantities of seeds …

… pattern of seed dispersal created by one population of spider monkeys in a … seeds of
various species are handled by spider monkeys. We also characterize spider monkeys’ dispersal …

… Our results support the hypothesis that fruit scarcity in FF can ‘force’ spider monkeys to …
spider monkeys as seed dispersers in FF, because (i) it can limit the number of seed dispersers …

… calophylla are dispersed by at least 17 bird species and one primate, the spider monkey,
Ateles … visitation and seed dispersal rates, spider monkeys dispersed 92% of dispersed seeds (…

… showed greater germination percentages than control seeds … in seed handling and the
percentage of feces with seeds … terms, spider monkeys are effective seed dispersers in both …

… regenerate well [77], [78], [79], our results support the idea that seed dispersal by spider
monkeys could contribute to creating these types of vegetation associations, as this primates …

… spider monkeys may be ‘underperforming’ as seed dispersal agents in the specific context of
destination-based dispersal, … efficacy of spider monkey dispersal services by the seed pools …

… In the design of this experiment, I tried to mimic the observed patterns of spider monkey
defecations; when spider monkeys defecate, the dung hits many layers of vegetation producing a …

… Although spider monkeys depend more heavily on fruits than the other … other primates,
ateline monkeys are effective seed dispersers in terms of their effects on the seeds they swallow …

… seed dispersers in tropical forests and therefore may have developed strong interactions
with particular plant taxa. We assembled data on the role of spider monkeys as seed dispersers …