Observações diretas do comportamento de beber água por espécies de Alouatta Lacépède, 1799 são incomuns em animais de vida livre. Foram reportadas flutuações sazonais na freqüência do consumo de água, as quais foram relacionadas à disponibilidade dos diferentes itens alimentares no ambiente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi quantificar os registros do consumo de água por um grupo de Alouatta clamitans Cabrera, 194...
Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) is the most widespread neotropical canid, most commonly inhabiting forested areas. This animal is a generalist omnivore that is able to use environments disturbed by human activities. The aim of this study was to describe its diet through the stomach content analysis of 30 samples obtained from specimens that were run over in a mosaic composed by Araucaria Pine Forest, Semidecid...
A primeira ocorrência de Histiotus montanus (Philippi & Landbeck, 1861) para o Estado do Paraná é reportada. Um macho adulto foi coletado com rede de neblina (em abrigo de forro de casa) em um remanescente de campo natural no Município de Palmas, no Sul do Paraná. Aspectos morfológicos e alguns aspectos biológicos desta espécie são também mostrados.
This study was carried out in the Chácara Payquerê do Bugre, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil (25º29'52" S and 49º39'24" W) and reports on the demography of a group of Alouatta guariba clamitans Cabrera, 1940 followed monthly during three years (from February, 2002 to March, 2005). The growth and subsequent fission of the group are described and argued, as well as their possible underlying causes, focusing on t...
The development of the interactions of an infant primate with its mother and the other members of its social group plays a special role in the ethology and demography of the species, with consequences for their survive and their conservation. The objective of the present study is to investigate the development of an infant of Alouatta guariba (Humboldt, 1812) in the wild, its behavior and interactions during it...