Discussion of successional change has traditionally focused on plants. The role of animals
in producing and responding to successional change has received far less attention …

Primates are characterized by relatively late ages at first reproduction, long lives and low
fertility. Together, these traits define a life-history of reduced reproductive effort …

The prefrontal cortex makes up almost a quarter of the human brain, and it expanded
dramatically during primate evolution. The Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex presents a …

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently
facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures …

Within the last decade the study of phenology has taken on new importance because of its
contribution to climate-change research. However, phenology data sets spanning many …

Eating is a risky affair. All animals have to offset risks of feeding such as exposure to plant
toxins, increased vulnerability to predation, or conspecific aggression with a food's energetic …

When exploiting the environment, animals have to discriminate, track, and integrate salient
spatial cues to navigate and identify goal sites. Actually, they have to know what can be …

To sustain animal populations, an adequate supply of consumable resources is essential.
Effects of insufficient resources are well documented in primate populations in the form of …

The study of nutritional ecology has proven to be useful for understanding many aspects of
primate behavior and ecology and is a valuable tool in primate conservation. However, to …

We studied the nature of information that frugivorous foragers take into account to increase
their chances of discovering bountiful fruit crops. We recorded the foraging behaviour of five …