The Foraging and Travel Patterns of White-Faced Sakis in Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname: Preliminary Evidence for Goal-Directed Foraging Behavior
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: While the sakis' paths were slightly less linear than expected, linearity scores mirrored observations of goal-directed white-faced sakis studied in Venezuela.A number of behaviors and scenarios appear to lower their ability to maintain perfectly linear paths, including, their tendency to monitor the curved perimeter of their territory, their frequent participation in territorial encounters with conspecifics, their zig-zagged movements when sampling resources, and their reliance on and propensity to diverge off of established arboreal pathways to home in on particular sites.They use a small number of arboreal pathways to negotiate the numerous gaps in the canopy throughout their range and to bring them into contact with important feeding areas, overlap zones, and particular trees; however, it appears that they do have the ability to navigate solely by orienting towards certain landmarks in their range.
Author: Avis M. Anzelc
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Topic: Primate Behavior and Ecology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2123431222