A5046490845- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
German Primate Center
2023
University of Amsterdam
2018
The embodied capital theory states that the extended juvenile period has enabled human foragers to acquire complex foraging skills and knowledge needed obtain food. Yet we lack detailed data on how forager children develop these knowledge. Here, examine seasonal diet composition, behavior, botanical of Mbendjele BaYaka in Republic Congo. Our data, acquired through long-term observations involving full-day focal follows, show a high level fluctuation activities children, response availability...
Carrion scavenging is a well‐studied phenomenon, but virtually nothing known about on plant material, especially remnants of cracked nuts. Just like meat, the insides hard‐shelled nuts are high in energetic value, and both foods difficult to acquire. In Taï forest, chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) red river hogs Potamochoerus porcus crack by using tools or strong jaws, respectively. this study, previously collected non‐invasive camera trap data were used investigate sooty mangabeys Cercocebus...