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Foraging and movement flexibility shape seed dispersal by an arboreal primate in a modified landscape

open access: yesOikos, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.
As habitats change, the effectiveness of animal‐mediated seed dispersal increasingly depends on animal responses to altered structure and resources. With habitat loss and degradation accelerating across the tropics, understanding how dispersers' foraging behavior and movement influence seed removal and deposition is critical to promoting forest ...
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noteworthy records of two species of mammals in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, Mexico Registros notables de dos especies de mamíferos de la Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, México

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2006
We conducted mammal surveys in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca (Sierra Norte) in Oaxaca, Mexico, and recorded the occurrence of two conspicuous mammal species: the spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus) and the coyote (Canis latrans cagottis).
Miguel Briones-Salas   +3 more
doaj  

Isolation and Characterization of Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci in Spondias radlkoferi (Anacardiaceae)

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, 2014
Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed for Spondias radlkoferi to assess the impact of primate seed dispersal on the genetic diversity and structure of this important tree species of Anacardiaceae.
Esther Aguilar-Barajas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

MAMÍFEROS TERRESTRES NO VOLADORES DEL REFUGIO NACIONAL DE VIDA SILVESTRE GANDOCA-MANZANILLO, COSTA RICA

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2023
Se analizó el ensamble de la comunidad de mamíferos terrestres no voladores del Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo, localidad de Gandoca, Costa Rica.
Vivian Vanessa Ospina-Céspedes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl 1820

open access: yes, 1993
Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820. Beitr. Zool. Vergi. Anat., 1:26. TYPE LOCALITY: Nicaragua, San Juan del Norte. DISTRIBUTION: S Mexico to Panama. STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as A. g. frontatus and A. g. panamensis only, otherwise Appendix II; IUCN - Vulnerable.
openaire   +1 more source

Revisiting Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus) and the Ancient Maya

open access: yesRevue de Primatologie, 2014
Two genera of nonhuman primates, howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) currently reside throughout the area inhabited by the modern Maya. Michael Coe (1978, 1989) suggested that the Classic Maya (A.D.
Mary Baker
doaj   +1 more source

Resistance to antibiotics of clinical relevance in the fecal microbiota of Mexican wildlife. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
There are a growing number of reports of antibiotic resistance (ATBR) in bacteria living in wildlife. This is a cause for concern as ATBR in wildlife represents a potential public health threat.
Jurgi Cristóbal-Azkarate   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of Immunoassays for Total Thyroxine and Free Thyroxine and Age and Sex‐Related Variation in Thyroid Hormone Serum Concentrations in Orangutans (Pongo sp.)

open access: yesJournal of Medical Primatology, Volume 55, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Thyroid disease is reported in orangutans, but to properly diagnose and manage these disorders, reference intervals for circulating thyroid hormones are needed. Methods Commercial immunoassay kits for total thyroxine (TT4) and free thyroxine (FT4) were validated for use in orangutans (Pongo spp.).
Melissa A. Fayette   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Germinación de semillas de Ficus insipida (Moraceae) defecadas por tucanes (Ramphastos sulfuratus) y monos araña (Ateles geoffroyi)

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2006
Con el objetivo de evaluar y comparar el efecto que tiene el paso de las semillas del higo Ficus insipida Willd (Moraceae), por el tracto digestivo de dos especies de vertebrados frugívoros, se ofrecieron frutos a individuos cautivos de tucán (Ramphastos
Laura E Domínguez-Domínguez   +2 more
doaj  

Wood consumption by Geoffroyi's spider monkeys and its role in mineral supplementation. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
Wood consumption is a rare behavior in frugivorous primates; however, it can be necessary for nutritional balancing as it may provide macro and/or micronutrients that are scarce in the most frequently eaten items (fruits).
Oscar M Chaves   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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