Mammalian mycophagy: a global review of ecosystem interactions between mammals and fungi

TF Elliott, C Truong, SM Jackson… - Fungal Systematics …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
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 …

Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar

TM Eppley, S Hoeks, CA Chapman… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Among mammals, the order Primates is exceptional in having a high taxonomic richness in
which the taxa are arboreal, semiterrestrial, or terrestrial. Although habitual terrestriality is …

Trends in forest fragment research in Madagascar: Documented responses by lemurs and other taxa

KJ Kling, K Yaeger, PC Wright - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The rise in research investigating fragmentation and its impact on primates and other taxa
reflects the growing presence of fragmented landscapes themselves. Although numerous …

Dietary flexibility of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in southern Ethiopia: effects of habitat degradation and life in fragments

A Mekonnen, PJ Fashing, A Bekele… - BMC ecology, 2018 - Springer
Background Understanding the effects of habitat modification on the feeding strategies of
threatened species is essential to designing effective conservation management plans. Bale …

Do functional traits offset the effects of fragmentation? The case of large‐bodied diurnal lemur species

TM Eppley, L Santini, JC Tinsman… - American journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Primates worldwide are faced with increasing threats making them more vulnerable to
extinction. Anthropogenic disturbances, such as habitat degradation and fragmentation, are …

The Effects of Climate Seasonality on Behavior and Sleeping Site Choice in Sahamalaza Sportive Lemurs, Lepilemur sahamalaza

I Mandl, M Holderied, C Schwitzer - International Journal of Primatology, 2018 - Springer
Temperature, rainfall, and resource availability may vary greatly within a single year in
primate habitats. Many primate species show behavioral and physiological adaptations to …

Low levels of fruit nitrogen as drivers for the evolution of Madagascar's primate communities

G Donati, L Santini, TM Eppley, SJ Arrigo-Nelson… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The uneven representation of frugivorous mammals and birds across tropical regions–high
in the New World, low in Madagascar and intermediate in Africa and Asia–represents a long …

Flexibility in positional behavior, strata use, and substrate utilization among Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in response to habitat fragmentation and …

A Mekonnen, PJ Fashing, EJ Sargis… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of the effects of habitat fragmentation and degradation on primate positional
behavior, strata use, and substrate utilization offer valuable insights into the behavioral and …

Terrestrial Behavior in Titi Monkeys (Callicebus, Cheracebus, and Plecturocebus): Potential Correlates, Patterns, and Differences between Genera

JP Souza-Alves, I Mourthe, RR Hilário… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
For arboreal primates, ground use may increase dispersal opportunities, tolerance to habitat
change, access to ground-based resources, and resilience to human disturbances, and so …

Huddling is more important than rest site selection for thermoregulation in southern bamboo lemurs

TM Eppley, J Watzek, KH Dausmann, JU Ganzhorn… - Animal Behaviour, 2017 - Elsevier
Resting site selection can have important effects on the behaviour and fitness of organisms.
The maintenance of optimal body temperatures (T b) when faced with environmental …