A short note on seed dispersal by colobines: the case of the proboscis monkey
A short note on seed dispersal by colobines: the case of the proboscis monkey
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关于疣猴种子传播的简短说明:长鼻猴的案例
DOI:
10.1111/1749-4877.12033
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发表时间:
2013-12-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Corlett, Richard T.
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作者:
Matsuda, Ikki;Higashi, Seigo;Corlett, Richard T.
Although the role of primates in seed dispersal is generally well recognized, this is not the case for colobines, which are widely distributed in Asian and African tropical forests. Colobines consume leaves, seeds and fruits, usually unripe. A group of proboscis monkeys (Colobinae, Nasalis larvatus) consisting of 1 alpha-male, 6 adult females and several immatures, was observed from May 2005 to May 2006. A total of 400 fecal samples from focal group members covering 13 months were examined, with over 3500 h of focal observation data on the group members in a forest along the Menanggul River, Sabah, Malaysia. Intact small seeds were only found in 23 of 71 samples in Nov 2005, 15 of 38 in Dec 2005 and 5 of 21 in Mar 2006. Seeds of Ficus (all