The distribution of plant consumption traits across habitat types and the patterns of fruit availability suggest a mechanism of coexistence of two sympatric frugivorous mammals

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. 4473 - 4494
• Main Authors: Tédonzong, Luc Roscelin Dongmo, Willie, Jacob, Tagg, Nikki, Tchamba, Martin N., Angwafo, Tsi Evaristus, Keuko, Ada Myriane Patipe, Kuenbou, Jacques Keumo, Petre, Charles‐Albert, Lens, Luc
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2019; John Wiley and Sons Ltd; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Availability; Chimpanzees; Coexistence; Competition; Consumption; ecological niche; Environmental sciences & ecology; fallback food; Food; Food availability; Frugivores; fruit phenology; fruit preference; Fruits; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Habitat selection; Habitat utilization; Habitats; Heterogeneity; Hypotheses; Life sciences; Nesting; Niche partitioning in primates; Niches; Original Research; Pan troglodytes troglodytes; Plant species; Rainforests; Sciences de l’environnement & écologie; Sciences du vivant; Seasonal variations; Species; Species classification; Sympatric populations; Woody plants; habitat selection; ecological niche; fruit phenology; Niche partitioning in primates; fallback food; fruit preference

Understanding the mechanisms governing the coexistence of organisms is an important question in ecology, and providing potential solutions contributes to conservation science. In this study, we evaluated the contribution of several mechanisms to the coexistence of two sympatric frugivores, using wes...