The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

The oceanic island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, has long been of interest to scholars, including
one of the leading evolutionary thinkers of the nineteenth century: Alfred Russell Wallace …

Researchers have often explained order of progression of group members during joint
movement in terms of the influence of ecological pressures but rarely that of social …

In primates, authors have reported the specific organization of individuals during collective
movements. Some authors have suggested that intentional mechanisms underlie this …

Living in groups necessarily involves a certain amount of within-group competition for food.
Group members may have different motivations, implying the reaching of a consensus to …

Domestication of desirable forest resources in agroforestry is expected to contribute to
community based forest conservation efforts, but there may be an optimum level of …

Glucocorticoid and androgen hormones play a prominent role in male reproductive effort.
Their production usually increases in non-human primates during mating competition, which …

The role of primates in seed dispersal is well recognized. Macaques (Macaca spp.) are
major primate seed dispersers in Asia, and recent studies have revealed their role as seed …

The Lévy walk is found from amoebas to humans and has been described as the optimal
strategy for food research. Recent results, however, have generated controversy about this …

Considerations of primate behavioral evolution often proceed by assuming the ecological
and competitive milieus of particular taxa via their relative exploitation of gross food types …