The pulp of fleshy fruits, with the soft, edible, nutritive tissues surrounding the seeds, is a
primary food resource for many frugivorous animals, notably mammals and birds, but also …

Abstract Changes in the life cycle of organisms (ie phenology) are one of the most widely
used early-warning indicators of climate change, yet this remains poorly understood …

The social organization of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) and chimpanzees (Pan
troglodytes) appear remarkably similar. In this paper, field studies of these two species were …

Wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, frequently hunt and share meat. Despite widespread
interest and considerable study, continued controversy exists regarding the factors that …

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

Identifying factors that influence animal density is a fundamental goal in ecology that has
taken on new importance with the need to develop informed management plans. This is …

Fragmentation reduces habitat area, increases the number of habitat patches, decreases
their size, and increases patch isolation. For arboreal mammals such as howlers (Alouatta …

Scale-free foraging patterns are widespread among animals. These may be the outcome of
an optimal searching strategy to find scarce, randomly distributed resources, but a less …

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

The pattern of food resource availability and use by Lilac-crowned Parrots (Amazona finschi)
was evaluated in tropical dry forest of the Reserva de la Biosfera Chamela-Cuixmala …