Plant diversity in the diet of Costa Rican primates in contrasting habitats: a meta-analysis

ÓM Chaves, V Morales-Cerdas, J Calderón-Quirós… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
In human-modified tropical landscapes, the survival of arboreal vertebrates, particularly
primates, depends on their plant dietary diversity. Here, we assess the diversity of plants …

Life in the canopy: using camera-traps to inventory arboreal rainforest mammals in Borneo

JK Haysom, NJ Deere, OR Wearn… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Arboreal mammals form a diverse group providing ecologically important functions such as
predation, pollination and seed dispersal. However, their cryptic and elusive nature, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating Thermal Infrared Drone Flight Parameters on Spider Monkey Detection in Tropical Forests

EJ Pinel-Ramos, F Aureli, S Wich, S Longmore… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Geoffroy's spider monkeys, an endangered, fast-moving arboreal primate species with a
large home range and a high degree of fission–fusion dynamics, are challenging to survey …

Effects of dung beetle activity on tropical forest plants

E Andresen, LA Urrea-Galeano - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dung beetles are recognized as providers of important ecosystem functions, most of which
are derived from the removal of vertebrate dung from the soil surface. These insects occur in …

Automated acoustic detection of Geoffroy's spider monkey highlights tipping points of human disturbance

J Lawson, G Rizos, D Jasinghe… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As more land is altered by human activity and more species become at risk of extinction, it is
essential that we understand the requirements for conserving threatened species across …

Home range and notes about social interactions in the poison frog Phyllobates vittatus (Anura: Dendrobatidae)

M Garrido-Priego, M Monge-Velázquez… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Springer
Understanding animal movements is vital for gaining insights into species' ecological
patterns, habitat preferences, and reproductive strategies. Studies in dendrobatid frogs have …

Mammal diversity among vertical strata and the evaluation of a survey technique in a central Amazonian forest

AR Arévalo-Sandi, ALS Gonçalves… - Papéis Avulsos de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Mammal groups have a vast variety of habitats, which include aquatic, aerial, arboreal, and
terrestrial. For terrestrial habitats, camera traps are used as a common technique to record …

The First Ex-Situ Germination and Dispersal Mechanisms of the Rare, Critically Endangered Tree, Pleodendron costaricense

R Pillco Huarcaya, M López Morales… - Tropical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Research aims The extinction of relict and rare tree species is accelerated
by habitat loss and climate change. Pleodendron costaricense is a critically endangered …

Long-term concentration of tropical forest nutrient hotspots is generated by a central-place apex predator

EBP de Miranda, CA Peres, LGR Oliveira-Santos… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Apex predators typically affect the distribution of key soil and vegetation nutrients through
the heterogeneous deposition of prey carcasses and excreta, leading to a nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] Consumo de plantas ornamentales como suplemento de la dieta del mono araña (Ateles fusciceps robustus)

SE Montaña Restrepo, A Navas Panadero… - Revista de Medicina …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la palatabilidad de Monstera deliciosa Liebm,
Eugenia myrtifolia sims y Justicia carnea lindl en programas de alimentación de mono …