Browsing by Author "Fedigan, Linda M."
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- ItemOpen AccessBehavioral thermoregulation and urine-washing in white-faced capuchins at Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica(2008) Campos, Fernando Alonso; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessConsequences of congenital limb malformations and disability in adult female Japanese macaques (macaca fuscata)(2010) Turner, Sara Elizabeth; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessDiet and nutrition in white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus): effects of group, sex and reproductive state(2005) McCabe, Grainne Michelle; Fedigan, Linda M.White-faced capuchins ( Cebus capucinus) are considered behaviourally and ecologically flexible and their dietary patterns are no exception. My study is the first to examine the nutritional composition of wild capuchin foods and compare ingestion, nutrient and energy intake rates among: 1) groups with different habitats 2) males and females; and 3) females in different reproductive states. Females inhabiting early successional forest displayed higher rates of insect, fat and protein ingestion than females in semi-evergreen habitat. This suggests that monkeys in younger forests may compensate for lower quality habitat by consuming more food. Lactating females had higher ingestion rates than other females and tended toward higher nutrient intake rates, perhaps due to costs of milk production and infant care. However, overall energy intake rates were not significantly different by group, sex or reproductive state, suggesting that energy may be a limiting factor for capuchins and remain constant across individuals, even as their diets vary.
- ItemOpen AccessDominance among female white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus) at Santa Rosa national park, Costa Rica(2009) Bergstrom, Mackenzie Lee; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessEffects of colour vision phenotype on insect foraging and niche preference in cebus capucinus(2006) Melin, Amanda Dawn; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessThe Heterozygote Superiority Hypothesis for Polymorphic Color Vision Is Not Supported by Long-Term Fitness Data from Wild Neotropical Monkeys(Public Library of Science, 2014-01-03) Fedigan, Linda M.; Melin, Amanda D.; Addicott, John F.; Kawamura, Shoji
- ItemOpen AccessInbreeding avoidance and female mate choice shape reproductive skew in capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus imitator) [dataset](2016) Wikberg, Eva C.; Jack, Katharine M.; Fedigan, Linda M.; Campos, Fernando A.; Sato, Akiko; Bergstrom, Mackenzie L.; Hiwatashi, Tomohide; Kawamura, Shoji
- ItemOpen AccessPolymorphic colour vision and foraging in white-faced capuchins: insights from field research and simulations of monkey vision(2011) Melin, Amanda Dawn; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessPredictors of parastism in wild white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus)(2011) Parr, Nigel Andrew; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessQuantity, quality and spatial patterns of seed dispersal by cebus capucinus(2007) Valenta, Kim Lisa; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessReproductive behaviour and endocrinology in female white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus)(2011) Carnegie, Sarah Davina; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessSharp spines and toxic stings: how white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus) overcome the defense mechanisms of invertebrates in Costa Rica(2005) Young, Hilary Catherine; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessThe effects of forest fragment age, isolation, area, habitat type, and water availability on monkey density in a tropical dry forest(2005) DeGama-Blanchet, Holly; Fedigan, Linda M.
- ItemOpen AccessThe function and mechanisms of alarm calls, lost calls and close contact calls in the white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus)(2004) Digweed, Shannon Marie; Fedigan, Linda M.The goal of animal communication research is often to identify the meaning and function of vocal signals. My analysis of white-faced capuchin alarm calls suggests two different types, "aerial" and "terrestrial", however, it does not provide support for any one traditional hypothesis (motivational, referential, affect-induction). Instead it suggests an integration of hypotheses; motivationally based calls allow functionally distinct responses via effects on listener attention. Analysis of lost calls suggests they provide cues to location and individual identity, facilitating antiphonal responses from receivers, which then provide mutual benefits. Finally, my analysis of close contact "huh" calls suggest, due to cues to identity and call frequency in close proximity situations, that calls facilitate within-group spacing. Overall, my research provides an integration of theoretical concepts, through analysis of the mechanisms and function of capuchin alarm calls. Additionally, analysis of lost and "huh" calls provides a better understanding of the white-faced capuchin vocal repertoire.