Dissertation Research: The Socioecology of the Black Uakari Monkey Cacajao Melanocephalus in Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil

9318784弥尔顿食物(及其分布)作为灵长类动物群体规模和群体模式的基本决定因素的作用是一个经常讨论的话题。尽管关于社会性的原因存在争论，但人们普遍认为，一个社会群体的规模受到群体内部对进食地点的竞争的限制。在这方面，物种觅食的资源斑块的大小、丰度和分散模式被认为限制了由于群体内摄食竞争而能够作为一个群体摄食的动物数量。该项目将研究极端情况下食物分配和群体规模的关系--据报道，这种黑色uakari猴子成群结队地生活在亚马逊地区的一个非常偏远的地区，大约100人。这无疑会导致非常有趣的发现，特别是考虑到该物种以前从未被研究过，而且被认为是濒危物种。该项目将导致对一位新科学家进行专家培训。*p：\Anthro\jred\9318784.abs

9318784 Milton The role of food (and its distribution) as a basic determinant of group size and grouping patterns in primates is a much discussed topic. Despite the debate over the causes of sociality, it has been widely accepted that the size of a social group is limited by intragroup competition over access to feeding sites. In this regard, the size, abundance and dispersion patterns of resource patches on which a species feeds are believed to set a limit on the number of animals able to feed as a group due to intra group feeding competition. This project will study the relationship of food distribution and group size in an extreme situation - this animal, the black uakari monkey, reportedly lives in groups of about 100 in a very remote part of Amazonia. It will undoubtedly result in very interesting findings, especially as the species has never been studied before, and is considered endangered. The project will result in expert training of a new scientist. *** p:\anthro\jfried\9318784.abs