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SUBMITTER: Whitworth A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6941026 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Whitworth Andrew A Whittaker Lawrence L Pillco Huarcaya Ruthmery R Flatt Eleanor E Morales Marvin Lopez ML Connor Danielle D Priego Marina Garrido MG Forsyth Adrian A Beirne Chris C
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20191201 12
<b>:</b> The sleeping site behavior of Ateline primates has been of interest since the 1980s, yet limited focus has been given to their influence upon other rainforest species. Here, we use a combination of arboreal and terrestrial camera traps, and dung beetle pitfall traps, to characterize spider monkey sleeping site use and quantify the impact of their associated latrines on terrestrial vertebrate and dung beetle activity. We also characterize the physical characteristics of the sleeping site ...[more]