Diet of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in Mesoamerica: current knowledge and future directions

…, V Arroyo‐Rodríguez, ÓM Chaves… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Here we review all published articles and book chapters, as well as unpublished theses and
data of Ateles geoffroyi diet to (1) summarize the literature; (2) synthesize general feeding …

Differences in diet between spider monkey groups living in forest fragments and continuous forest in Mexico

ÓM Chaves, KE Stoner, V Arroyo‐Rodríguez - Biotropica, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Forest fragmentation can lead to reductions in food availability, especially for some large‐bodied
tropical mammals such as spider monkeys. During a 15\xE2\x80\x90mo period, we …

Seasonal Differences in Activity Patterns of Geoffroyi´s Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) Living in Continuous and Fragmented Forests in Southern Mexico

ÓM Chaves, KE Stoner, V Arroyo-Rodríguez - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Understanding how primates adjust their behavior in response to seasonality in both continuous
and fragmented forests is a fundamental challenge for primatologists and conservation …

Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar

…, J Champion, ÓM Chaves… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Among mammals, the order Primates is exceptional in having a high taxonomic richness in
which the taxa are arboreal, semiterrestrial, or terrestrial. Although habitual terrestriality is …

Wildlife is imperiled in peri-urban landscapes: threats to arboreal mammals

ÓM Chaves, JCS Júnior, G Buss, ZMB Hirano… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
… This situation is more likely when the injuries were mild-medium and when the monkey
returned to its group soon after the NIE (Óscar M. Chaves, personal observation). Second, our …

Howler monkey tolerance to habitat shrinking: Lifetime warranty or death sentence?

JC Bicca‐Marques, ÓM Chaves… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to the conservation of nonhuman primates.
Given that species differ in their responses to fragmented landscapes, identifying the factors …

Surviving in the urban–rural interface: Feeding and ranging behavior of brown howlers (Alouatta guariba clamitans) in an urban fragment in southern Brazil

FM Corręa, ÓM Chaves, RC Printes… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Wild primates that live in urban areas face extreme threats that are less frequent in nonurban
fragments, such as the presence of dangerous matrix elements (eg, roads, power lines, …

Dietary flexibility of the brown howler monkey throughout its geographic distribution

OM Chaves… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and fragmentation constrain the survival of most forest‐living mammals, particularly
strictly arboreal primates. Because fragment size directly affects food availability, primate …

Effectiveness of Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus) as Seed Dispersers in Continuous and Fragmented Rain Forests in Southern Mexico

ÓM Chaves, KE Stoner, V Arroyo-Rodríguez… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Seed dispersal is considered a key process determining spatial structure and dynamics of
plant populations, and has crucial implications for forest regeneration. We evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding strategies of brown howler monkeys in response to variations in food availability

OM Chaves, JC Bicca-Marques - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Primates display varying degrees of behavioral flexibility that allow them to adjust their diet to
temporal changes in food availability. This trait might be critical for the survival of folivorous-…