Feeding Ecology of Propithecus diadema in Forest Fragments and Continuous Forest

• Published in: International journal of primatology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 95 - 115
• Main Author: Irwin, Mitchell T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.02.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Ecology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Anthropology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Deforestation; Diadema; Diet; Dry season; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Food resources; Forests; Human Genetics; Life Sciences; Nutritional status; Plant species; Primates; Rainy season; Santalales; Seasons; Social behavior; Wildlife conservation; Zoology; conservation; diet; mistletoe; forest fragmentation; diademed sifakas

Forest fragmentation is viewed as a serious threat to primates, yet whether or not it can disrupt food resources and cause energetic stress remains largely untested. I present the results of a 12-mo study of the feeding ecology of Propithecus diadema in fragmented and continuous forest at Tsinjoariv...