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Adaptive evolution of facial colour patterns in Neotropical primates [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2012
The rich diversity of primate faces has interested naturalists for over a century. Researchers have long proposed that social behaviours have shaped the evolution of primate facial diversity. However, the primate face constitutes a unique structure where the diverse and potentially competing functions of communication, ecology and physiology intersect,
Sharlene E, Santana, Jessica, Lynch Alfaro, Michael E, Alfaro   +2 more
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Possible fruit protein effects on primate communities in madagascar and the neotropics. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
The ecological factors contributing to the evolution of tropical vertebrate communities are still poorly understood. Primate communities of the tropical Americas have fewer folivorous but more frugivorous genera than tropical regions of the Old World and
Jörg U Ganzhorn, Summer Arrigo-Nelson, Sue Boinski, An Bollen, Valentina Carrai, Abigail Derby, Giuseppe Donati, Andreas Koenig, Martin Kowalewski, Petra Lahann, Ivan Norscia, Sandra Y Polowinsky, Christoph Schwitzer, Pablo R Stevenson, Mauricio G Talebi, Chia Tan, Erin R Vogel, Patricia C Wright   +17 more
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Seasonality and plasticity in the use of native and introduced plant resources by a large forest parrot

Ibis, EarlyView.
Human‐induced environmental change is reshaping plant communities, requiring native animals to adapt their foraging behaviour to track and exploit novel food resources. Trees such as pines (Pinus spp.) introduced for plantation forestry outside of their native ranges often become naturalized.
Tirth Vaishnav, Kevin Chase Burns, Rachael C. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patch size, functional isolation, visibility and matrix permeability influences neotropical primate occurrence within highly fragmented landscapes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Forest fragmentation and habitat loss are among the major current extinction causes. Remaining fragments are mostly small, isolated and showing poor quality. Being primarily arboreal, Neotropical primates are generally sensitive to fragmentation effects.
Lucas Goulart da Silva, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Érica Hasui, Carla Aparecida da Costa, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira da Cunha   +4 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 8, Page 2199-2220, August 2026.
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo, Thaís Aparecida Silva, Rodrigo Ananias Barreiros Silva, Paulo de Souza‐Junior   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unexpected Victims: Roadkill of Primates in the Fragmented Landscape of the Middle Magdalena, Colombia

Mammalogy Notes
We report five (5) events involving platyrrhine primates found in the Ruta del Sol highway, in the landscape of the Middle Magdalena Valley, Colombia.
Julián Arango-Lozano Arango Lozano, Karime Angarita Corzo   +1 more
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Infection by Toxoplasma gondii in Neotropical non-human primates

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2012
Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1909) is an obligatory intracellular protozoan parasite of warm animals, including human and non-human primates. Domestic and wild felids are considered definitive hosts.
Juliana S. Pires, Carlos T. Ribeiro, Paulo Roberto de Carvalho Filho, Alcides Pissinatti, Walter Flausino, Carlos Wilson G. Lopes   +5 more
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1937-1959, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Zowi Oudendijk, Niklas Wahlberg, Johanna Mappes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Food Geometry and Toughness Influence Ingestive Patterns in Lemurs

American Journal of Primatology, Volume 88, Issue 7, July 2026.
Initial bite placement is influenced by food toughness and geometry. Species‐specific feeding strategies reflect differences in masticatory morphology and functional flexibility. Lemur catta is more likely to use the postcanine tooth row; Propithecus verreauxi prefers anterior biting. ABSTRACT We investigate the extent to which food toughness, geometry,
Mariana Dutra Fogaça, Nina Flowers, Haja Fabrice Razafindrabe Maminiaina, Jean Claude Razafimampiandra, Nayuta Yamashita   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Divergent evolution and purifying selection of the H (FUT1) gene in New World monkeys (Primates, Platyrrhini)

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2004
In the present study, the coding region of the H gene was sequenced and analyzed in fourteen genera of New World primates (Alouatta, Aotus, Ateles, Brachyteles, Cacajao, Callicebus, Callithrix, Cebus, Chiropotes, Lagothrix, Leontopithecus, Pithecia ...
Bárbara do Nascimento Borges, Maria Lúcia Harada   +1 more
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