Variability in core areas of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in a tropical dry forest in Costa Rica

• Published in: Primates Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 147 - 156
• Main Authors: Asensio, Norberto, Schaffner, Colleen M., Aureli, Filippo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01.04.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Animal Ecology; Animal populations; Animals; Ateles; Ateles geoffroyi; Atelinae - physiology; Behavior, Animal; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Costa Rica; Demography; Ecosystem; Evolutionary Biology; Forests; Habitats; Life Sciences; Original Article; Seasons; Time Factors; Trees; Tropical Climate; Zoology; Costa Rica; Area fidelity; Subgroup size; Home range; Seasonality

Core areas are highly used parts of the home range on which the survival of solitary or group-living animals depends. We investigated the home range and core area size and area fidelity of a spider monkey community in a tropical dry forest over a 4-year period. Home ranges overlapped extensively acr...