Predation of army ants by Toppin's titi monkey, Plecturocebus toppini Thomas 1914 (Primates: Pitheciidae), in an urban forest fragment in eastern Acre, Brazil.
Primates
; 59(5): 469-474, 2018 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-30019232
The predation of army ants (Eciton rapax) was recorded during an observational study of the feeding behavior of a group of titi monkeys (Plecturocebus toppini) in an urban fragment of forest in Acre, Brazil. During one observed event, the group's adult female used its tail to retrieve ants, a type of behavior not observed previously in this genus. All incidents of on-forest floor foraging occurred during the dry season, when fruit was least abundant in the forest, while on other occasions, the ants were captured from tree branches and leaves. The observation of predation and ground-level foraging recorded in this study reinforce the adaptive capacity of P. toppini for survival in fragmented forests, and this was also the first record of the predation of army ants by this titi species.
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Asunto principal:
Hormigas
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Conducta Predatoria
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Cadena Alimentaria
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Pitheciidae
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Primates
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Japón