- Relations to habitat (habitat use):
- Home range, day range
- Core areas, space between (as in baboons; sleeping trees important)
- Continuous canopy for arboreal species
- Socioecological models:
Predation
pressure
| Food
resources
| Population
density
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Outcome
| High | Dispersed | Low
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"Dispersal-Egalitarian":
high female dispersal; no coalitions
| | High | Dispersed | High
| "Resident-Egalitarian":
in-between previous and next
| | High | Clumped | Low
| "Resident-Nepotistic":
strong female social groups (coalitions);
nepotism; no dispersal
| | Low | Clumped | High
| Similar to previous, but with contests between groups
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- Miscellaneous:
- If no threats: play, sex
- Reaction to snakes
- Seed dispersal; seed shadow
- Bitter leaves and pith: possible anti-helminth, self-medication
Possible to skip the following until after apes
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Primate habitat and the Threat of Extinction:
Threats include:
- Habitat destruction (incl. mining, agriculture)
- Poaching-- hard to control in some places
- Epidemic diseases (e.g., Ebola)
Extinction risk (AAAS article)
Extinction risk (NY Times article)
- Proposed solutions:
- Stronger law enforcement against poaching, habitat encroachment, mining
- Forect reserves, national parks
- Rainforest agriculture } Encourages local economy to be
- Ecotourism }
in harmony with conservation goals
- Captive breeding and reintroduction
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