The cognition of 'nuisance'species
Recent work in animal cognition has focused on how animals respond to new or changing
environments. Although many species are currently in decline, other species are thriving in …
environments. Although many species are currently in decline, other species are thriving in …
How do animals navigate the urban jungle? A review of cognition in urban-adapted animals
Rapid urbanisation leading to habitat loss is a major problem for biodiversity conservation.
While urbanisation negatively affects the survival of many species, some species are well …
While urbanisation negatively affects the survival of many species, some species are well …
Wildlife is imperiled in peri-urban landscapes: threats to arboreal mammals
ÓM Chaves, JCS Júnior, G Buss, ZMB Hirano… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization and deforestation impose severe challenges to wildlife, particularly for forest-
living vertebrates. Understanding how the peri-urban matrix impacts their survival is critical …
living vertebrates. Understanding how the peri-urban matrix impacts their survival is critical …
Threat analysis of forest fragmentation and degradation for Peruvian primates
Peru has 55 primate taxa (including all species and subspecies), a third of which are
threatened. The major drivers of habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are grazing …
threatened. The major drivers of habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are grazing …
Primate responses to changing environments in the Anthropocene
U Kalbitzer, CA Chapman - Primate life histories, sex roles, and …, 2018 - Springer
Most primate habitats are undergoing intense and rapid changes due to anthropogenic
influences resulting in many primate populations being threatened. Habitat loss and …
influences resulting in many primate populations being threatened. Habitat loss and …
Primates adjust movement strategies due to changing food availability
Animals are hypothesized to search their environments in predictable ways depending on
the distribution of resources. Evenly distributed foods are thought to be best exploited with …
the distribution of resources. Evenly distributed foods are thought to be best exploited with …
[HTML][HTML] Risk perception of vervet monkeys Chlorocebus pygerythrus to humans in urban and rural environments
Like other animals, primates respond to predation using behavioural adaptations. Hence,
they should optimise their escape strategy under the risk of predation, and flee at a distance …
they should optimise their escape strategy under the risk of predation, and flee at a distance …
Think fast!: vervet monkeys assess the risk of being displaced by a dominant competitor when making foraging decisions
TJM Arseneau-Robar, KA Anderson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Foraging animals need to quickly assess the costs and benefits of different foraging
decisions, including resource quantity, quality, preference, ease of access, dispersion …
decisions, including resource quantity, quality, preference, ease of access, dispersion …
Feeding ecology and diet of the southern geladas (Theropithecus gelada obscurus) in human‐modified landscape, Wollo, Ethiopia
Z Kifle, A Bekele - Ecology and evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studying the dietary flexibility of primates that live in human‐modified environments is
crucial for understanding their ecological adaptations as well as developing management …
crucial for understanding their ecological adaptations as well as developing management …
Anthropogenic influences on the time budgets of urban vervet monkeys
Continuing urban developments are ecologically changing many landscapes. A greater
understanding of how wildlife adapt behaviorally to these changes is necessary to inform …
understanding of how wildlife adapt behaviorally to these changes is necessary to inform …