As much as we know about primate socio-ecology, we are still struggling to find ways to
predict how primates will respond to climate change. This chapter introduces some of the …

La primera edición de Primates de Colombia fue un gran éxito y me sentí satisfecho por los
abundantes comentarios y preguntas; últimamente me ha tocado decirles a quienes vienen …

Seed dispersal fundamentally influences plant population and community dynamics but is
difficult to quantify directly. Consequently, models are frequently used to describe the seed …

Animal seed dispersers are crucial in tropical forests because they provide beneficial
impacts to plants, from organisms to communities. Besides frugivorous species, omnivorous …

This chapter presents frugivorous animals (birds, primates, ungulates and bats) that behave
as seed dispersers in various habitats (tropical rain forests, Mediterranean lowland …

Seed dispersal by frugivores is thought to play an important role in the maintenance of
tropical forest diversity. Spider monkeys (Ateles spp.) are amongst the most frugivorous …

Many organisms have a complex life‐cycle in which dispersal occurs at the propagule stage.
For marine environments, there is growing evidence that high levels of recruitment back to …

Primate seed dispersal plays crucial roles in many ecological processes at various levels of
biological organization: from plant population genetics and demography to community …

Primates play a fundamental role as seed dispersers, particularly in tropical rainforests.
Because defaunation and fragmentation are leading several primate species to local …

All free-living animals must make choices regarding which foods to eat, with the choices
influencing their health and fitness. An important goal in nutritional ecology is therefore to …