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Pablo-Rodriguez, M, Teresa Hernandez-Salazar, L, Aureli, F and Schaffner, CM (2015) The role of sucrose and sensory systems in fruit selection and consumption of Ateles geoffroyi in Yucatan, Mexico. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY, 31 (3). pp. 213-219. ISSN 0266-4674
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Abstract
Our aim was to evaluate the role of sucrose and the role of smell, taste and touch in the selection and consumption of fruit in wild spider monkeys. We recorded the feeding bouts of 14 adults for 9 mo in the Otoch Ma’ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Punta Laguna, Yucatan, Mexico. For each of 2346 inspections on fruits of six species the consumption or rejection and the use of touch, smell and taste was recorded. Ten fruit samples (five ripe and five unripe) from each species were collected and the sucrose concentration was determined with a refractometer. As expected, sucrose concentrations were higher in ripe than unripe fruits. The difference in sucrose concentration between ripe and unripe fruits was positively associated with the proportion of inspections on ripe fruits and the proportion of consumed ripe fruits. Furthermore, the senses of touch and taste were used more often when fruits were ripe, whereas the sense of smell was used more often when fruits were unripe. The results suggest that sensory cues and sucrose concentration play important roles in fruit selection in spider monkeys.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0602 Ecology |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
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| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2016 09:32 |
| Last Modified: | 18 May 2022 09:57 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1017/S0266467415000085 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3109 |
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