The implications of primate behavioral flexibility for sustainable human–primate coexistence in anthropogenic habitats

MR McLennan, N Spagnoletti, KJ Hockings - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
People are an inescapable aspect of most environments inhabited by nonhuman primates
today. Consequently, interest has grown in how primates adjust their behavior to live in …

Synthesizing the connections between environmental disturbances and zoonotic spillover

JH Ellwanger, PM Fearnside, M Ziliotto… - Anais da Academia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Zoonotic spillover is a phenomenon characterized by the transfer of pathogens between
different animal species. Most human emerging infectious diseases originate from non …

Meat eating by nonhuman primates: a review and synthesis

DP Watts - Journal of human evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
Most nonhuman primates prey on vertebrates. Meat-eating, defined as ingestion of
vertebrate tissue, occurs in 12 families,≥ 39 genera, and≥ 89 species. It is most common in …

The bifidobacterial distribution in the microbiome of captive primates reflects parvorder and feed specialization of the host

N Modrackova, A Stovicek, J Burtscher, P Bolechova… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Bifidobacteria, which commonly inhabit the primate gut, are beneficial contributors to host
wellbeing. Anatomical differences and natural habitat allow an arrangement of primates into …

The influence of anthropogenic edge effects on primate populations and their habitat in a fragmented rainforest in Costa Rica

LM Bolt, AL Schreier, KA Voss, EA Sheehan… - Primates, 2018 - Springer
When a forest is fragmented, this increases the amount of forest edge relative to the interior.
Edge effects can lead to loss of animal and plant species and decreased plant biomass near …

Abundance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) affects group characteristics and use of space by golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in …

LC Oliveira, LG Neves, BE Raboy… - Environmental …, 2011 - Springer
Cabruca is an agroforest of cacao trees shaded by native forest trees. It is the predominant
vegetation type throughout eastern part of the range of the golden-headed lion tamarins …

Protecting nonhuman primates in peri-urban environments: a case study of Neotropical monkeys, corridor ecology, and coastal economy in the Caribe Sur of Costa …

SM Lindshield - Ethnoprimatology: Primate conservation in the 21st …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Monkey Bridge Project began in 2006 in order to minimize the influence of
habitat fragmentation due to urban development within primate ranges in the Caribe Sur …

Promoting good nonhuman primate welfare outside regular working hours

S Brando, A Vitale, M Bacon - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The responsibility to provide a complex environment and environmental
enrichment is an essential element of primate wellbeing programs that should be …

Down by the riverside: Riparian edge effects on three monkey species in a fragmented Costa Rican forest

LM Bolt, AL Schreier, KA Voss, EA Sheehan… - Biotropica, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rivers represent natural edges in forests, serving as transition zones between landscapes.
Natural edge effects are important to study to understand how intrinsic habitat variations …

Exotic tree Artocarpus heterophyllus (Moraceae) invades the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

RCR Abreu, PJFP Rodrigues - Rodriguésia, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Resumo Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.(Jaqueira) foi introduzida pelo homem no Parque
Nacional da Tijuca (PNT), em meados do século XVIII. Nativa do sudeste da Ásia, esta …