Oral Processing of Three Guenon Species in Tai National Park, Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT: Three guenon species in Taï National Park frequently form and maintain stable polyspecific associations despite significant feeding competition. This dietary overlap provides an opportunity to examine how closely related and anatomically similar taxa process the same foods. Our research examines whether the oral-processing behaviors of these guenons differ when they consume the same foods. Methods: Data on oral-processing behavior were collected on one habituated group each of Cercopithecus campbelli, C. diana, and C. petaurista in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire from January 2016 to December 2018. We recorded the frequency with which foods were introduced to the mouth (ingestive action) and the frequency with which foods were processed using incisors, canines, and po

SUBMITTER: Kane EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9775981 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature