Repository logo
 
Publication

Dietary flexibility of western red colobus in two protected areas with contrasting anthropogenic pressure

2023Journal article Open access
Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAleixo-Pais, Isa
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorSesay, Nazie
dc.contributor.authorSonge, Mustapha
dc.contributor.authorCassama, Mamadu
dc.contributor.authorCamara, Iaia T.
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorBarca, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorTuray, Brima S.
dc.contributor.authorSwaray, Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Aissa Regalla de
dc.contributor.authorQuecuta, Queba
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Maria Joana F. da
dc.contributor.authorFrazão-Moreira, Amélia
dc.contributor.authorBruford, Michael William
dc.contributor.authorMinhos, Tania
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-09T10:01:13Z
dc.date.available2024-01-09T10:01:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractFood distribution and abundance can affect intra- and inter-dietary variation in non-human primates, influencing feeding ecology and altering behaviour. Natural and/or human-induced actions can influence the dynamics between primates and the environment, with associated impacts on socio-ecology and demography. This relationship in anthropogenic landscapes, however, is poorly understood. Here, we use DNA metabarcoding to obtain high resolution dietary diversity data, and multivariate generalised linear models to investigate variation in the diet of this threatened primate. We characterise the diet of the western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius) in both the better preserved Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP, Sierra Leone), and in the fragmented forests of Cantanhez National Park (CNP, Guinea-Bissau), and evaluate biological, ecological and temporal differences. Dietary plant species richness was high in both protected areas, and the type of plants consumed varied significantly across seasons, space, and time. Although we identify dependence on a few key plants, red colobus in CNP consumed a higher average number of plant taxa than in GRNP, and 11% of the diet consisted of cultivated foods (e.g. mango). This is the first time a molecular approach has been used to investigate red colobus diet, and reveal dietary flexibility in degraded forests. Predicting the consequences of dietary change on long-term population persistence, however, remains a significant knowledge gap. Nevertheless, our results provide critical information to inform targeted regional conservation planning and implementation.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. IAP was supported by a doctoral fellowship from Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal (SFRH/BD/118444/2016), as well as FB (2020.05839.BD). Field and laboratory work was financed by the FCT under the project PRIMATOMICS (PTDC/ IVC‐ANT/3058/2014). Publication fees were supported by Cardiff University.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAleixo-Pais, Isa; Borges, Filipa; Sesay, Nazie; Songe, Mustapha; Cassama, Mamadu; Camara, Iaia T.; Ramos, Catarina; Barca, Benjamin; Turay, Brima S.; Swaray, Mohamed; Barros, Aissa Regalla de; Quecuta, Queba; Silva, Maria Joana F. da; Frazão-Moreira, Amélia; Bruford, Michael William; Minhos, Tania (2023). Dietary flexibility of western red colobus in two protected areas with contrasting anthropogenic pressure. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. ISSN 2296-701X. 11, p. 1-17pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fevo.2023.1280277pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2296-701X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/29138
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontierspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectNon-human primatespt_PT
dc.subjectFeeding ecologypt_PT
dc.subjectDNA metabarcodingpt_PT
dc.subjectNon-invasive samplingpt_PT
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.subjectPiliocolobus badius
dc.subjectAltered habitats
dc.titleDietary flexibility of western red colobus in two protected areas with contrasting anthropogenic pressurept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage17pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutionpt_PT
person.familyNameAleixo-Pais
person.givenNameIsa G.
person.identifier.ciencia-id3B1F-4EA6-5719
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2730-3688
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublicatione4da9f98-4418-4842-a884-3e61ac372bb7
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoverye4da9f98-4418-4842-a884-3e61ac372bb7

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
fevo-11-1280277.pdf
Size:
4.1 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.75 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

CIMO - Artigos em Revistas Indexados à WoS/Scopus