The Evolution of Exudativory in Primates (2010) (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
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- Synopsis
- I first became involved in research into primate behavior and ecology in 1968, over 40 years ago, driven by a quest for a better understanding of the natural context of primate evolution. At that time, it was virtually unknown that primates can exploit exudates as a major food source. I was certainly unaware of this myself. By good fortune, I was awarded a postdoctoral grant to work on lemurs with Jean-Jacques Petter in the general ecology division of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Brunoy, France. This provided the launching-pad for my first field study of lesser mouse lemurs in Madagascar, during which I gained my initial inklings of exudate feeding. It was also in Brunoy that I met up with Pierre Charles- Dominique, who introduced me to pioneering observations of exudate feeding he had made during his field study of five lorisiform species in Gabon. This opened my eyes to a key feeding adaptation that has now been reported for at least 69 primate species in 12 families (Smith, Chap. 3) – almost 20% of extant primate species. So exudativory is now firmly established as a dietary category for p- mates, alongside the long-recognized classes of faunivory (including insectivory), frugivory, and folivory. Soon after I encountered Charles-Dominique, he published the first synthetic account of his Gabon field study in a French language journal (Charles-Dominique 1971).
- Copyright:
- 2010
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781441966612
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781441966605
- Publisher:
- Springer New York
- Date of Addition:
- 08/17/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer New York, New York, NY
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
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- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Social Studies
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- Edited by:
- Anne M. Burrows
- Edited by:
- Leanne T Nash
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