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Erratum to Arthropod Predation by a Specialist Seed Predator, the Golden-backed...
Barnett, Adrian Ashton; Ronchi-Teles, Beatriz; Almeida, Thais; Deveny, Adrian J.; Schiel-Baracuhy, V.; Silva, Welma Sousa; Spironello, Wilson Roberto
Ants in their plants: Pseudomyrmex ants reduce primate, parrot and squirrel pre...
Barnett, Adrian Ashton; Almeida, Thais; Andrade, Richelly; Boyle, Sarah Ann; Lima, Marcelo Gonçalves de; MacLarnon, Ann M.; Ross, CarolineAlthough plant-inhabiting ants are known to act as effective deterrents to a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate herbivores, this has been reported only once before for primates, a group better known for their predation of ants. In the present study, we investigated the effects that colonies of Pseudomyrmex viduus ants living in individual Macrolobium acaciifolium (Fabaceae) trees have on the rates of visita...
The Natural History of Model Organisms: Insights into the evolution of social s...
Fischer, Julia; Higham, James; Alberts, Susan; Barrett, Louise; Beehner, Jacinta C; Bergman, Thore J; Carter, Alecia; Collins, Anthony; Elton, SarahBaboons, members of the genus Papio, comprise six closely related species distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Arabia. The species exhibit more ecological flexibility and a wider range of social systems than many other primates. This article summarizes our current knowledge of the natural history of baboons and highlights directions for future research. We suggest that baboons can serve as a ...