When partitioning is not an option: Resource availability predicts intraguild interactions in two isolated Amazonian primate assemblages
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Cavalcante, T., Mourthé, Í., Barnett, A. and Bicca-Marques, J. 2023. When partitioning is not an option: Resource availability predicts intraguild interactions in two isolated Amazonian primate assemblages. Biotropica. 55 (4), pp. 839-848. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13233
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Title | When partitioning is not an option: Resource availability predicts intraguild interactions in two isolated Amazonian primate assemblages |
Authors | Cavalcante, T., Mourthé, Í., Barnett, A. and Bicca-Marques, J. |
Abstract | Assemblage structure and acquisition of high‐value resources will usually be affected by changes in resource availability and differential competitive abilities of assemblage members. In fragmented habitats where carrying capacity limits are exceeded due to high population densities and biomass, interspecific interactions can be expected to occur at a high frequency, potentially turning into an important cost for coexistence. We studied assemblage‐ and guild‐level patterns of interspecific interactions in two highly diverse isolated primate assemblages in southern Amazonia. Specifically, we assessed the effects of temporal variation in fruit availability on the rates of interspecific interactions between gray woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha cana), one of the largest tree‐dwelling mammals of the Amazon forests, and nine syntopic primate species. We found that fruit availability positively predicted rate of intraguild interactions in contrast to overall assemblage interaction rate. We did not find statistical evidence for the effect of fruit availability on the assemblage rates of type‐dependent (i.e., agonistic or non‐agonistic) and context‐dependent (i.e., feeding or non‐feeding) interactions. However, there was a clear trend toward increased feeding‐related and agonistic‐related interactions as fruit availability increased, with agonistic interactions mostly occurring at guild‐level. These results provide support for a significant role of fruit availability in structuring spatial–temporal intraguild interactions at our study sites. Costly interspecific interactions and spatial habitat overlap can be expected to occur at a high frequency in highly diverse assemblages living in human‐modified landscapes, which in turn, can have potentially negative impacts to the species involved. |
Keywords | agonistic interactions; assemblage structure; Atelidae; habitat partitioning; interspecific interactions; resource competition |
Sustainable Development Goals | 15 Life on land |
Middlesex University Theme | Sustainability |
Research Group | Behavioural Biology group |
Publisher | Wiley |
Journal | Biotropica |
ISSN | 0006-3606 |
Electronic | 1744-7429 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 May 2023 |
07 Jul 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 29 Aug 2022 |
Accepted | 01 May 2023 |
Deposited | 13 Feb 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13233 |
Language | English |
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