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Título del libro: Ecology Of Lianas
Título del capítulo: Use of lianas by primates: more than a food source

Autores UNAM:
VICTOR ARROYO RODRIGUEZ;

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Idioma:
Inglés

Año de publicación:
2014

Palabras clave:

Liana food items; Lianas; Primates; Tropical forests

Resumen:

Lianas are becoming an increasingly prominent component of tropical forests. This chapter evaluates the use of lianas by primates an abundant, species-rich, and ecologically important order of mammals. The great majority of primate species are highly arboreal, and they depend on the different strata above the forest floor for feeding, traveling, resting, breeding, and protection from predators. Lianas represent an important food resource for primates, as many different primate species use a large number of liana species. Lianas often reproduce during periods that are unfavorable to trees, and have a much higher growth rate during the dry season than trees. Lianas are important structural elements during locomotion, as the systems of bridges that lianas form among trees facilitate the movement of arboreal primate. Lianas may affect the distribution of primates through their positive effect on the abundance of preferred food sources. © 2015 by JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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ISBN:
9781118392409
Editorial:
Wiley Blackwell Nombre de la publicación:
Use of lianas by primates: more than a food source
Página inicial:
407
Página final:
426

Título del libro: Ecology Of LianasTítulo del capítulo: Use of lianas by primates: more than a food source

Título del libro: Ecology Of Lianas
Título del capítulo: Use of lianas by primates: more than a food source