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Ecological Partitioning of Cercopithecus campbelli, C. petaurista, and C. diana in the Taï Forest

Buzzard, Paul J.·2006·International Journal of Primatology
DOI 10.1007/s10764-006-9022-7
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I determined the degree of ecological partitioning among 3 species of guenons (Cercopithecus campbelli, C. petaurista, and C. diana) in the Taï Forest, Côte d’Ivoire and used the partitioning data to understand competitive relationships among them. Over a 13-mo period, I measured ecological partitioning in terms of food and canopy stratum use for 2 habituated groups of each guenon species and also collected data on food availability. I found that the study species diverged primarily in food items consumed and vertical strata occupied. Cercopithecus petaurista ate much more foliage than the other species did and used mostly the middle strata (5–20 m). Cercopithecus diana ate primarily fruit and used mostly the upper strata (>20 m). Cercopithecus campbelli ate mostly fruit together with large amounts of animal matter and primarily occupied the ground and low strata (<5 m). Of the specific pairs, the diets of Cercopithecus campbelli/C. diana overlapped the most overall and decreased during the season of low fruit availability. Cercopithecus campbelli and C. diana age/sex classes also overlapped more than the age/sex classes of other species pairs. The results suggest that the potential for competition was more intense for Cercopithecus campbelli/C.diana relations than it is for other species pairs. I compare my results from Taï with those from other primate and guenon communities and demonstrate that dietary overlaps and seasonal dietary divergence are lower in Taï than in most other guenon communities.

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Authors
Buzzard, P. J.
Affiliations
New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (US)
Corresponding author
Buzzard, Paul J.
Venue
International Journal of Primatology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2006-05-23
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
529-558
ISSN
  • 0164-0291 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-8604
DOI
10.1007/s10764-006-9022-7
OpenAlex
W2056681869
Cited by
64
References
69
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FWCI
1.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
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Funders
Leakey Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant and animal studies
Keywords
ecological partitioning, Cercopithecus campbelli, Cercopithecus diana, guenons, diet overlap, interspecific competition, food availability, Taï Forest, primate diet

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