Insect Abundance In Relation To Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Foraging: Fallback Foods In A Costa Rican Tropical Dry Forest

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dc.contributor.advisorFedigan, Linda
dc.contributor.authorMosdossy, Krisztina
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-01T21:35:25Z
dc.date.available2013-06-10T07:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThere is a paucity of literature on tropical insect abundance, especially in tropical dry forests, and white-faced capuchin fallback foods have only recently been studied. I predicted that insects overall would be seasonal, but abundant throughout the year and hypothesized that insects are fallback foods in the capuchin diet. I measured insect abundance while simultaneously recording capuchin foraging in a tropical dry forest. I found that overall insect abundance was seasonal, although most Orders and Families that I identified were aseasonal and insects remained abundant throughout the year. Abiotic and biotic factors affected some insect Order and Family abundance patterns. Capuchins consumed insects more frequently during a period of overall food abundance and spent more time foraging extractively on pith and bromeliad leaves, which were consumed more frequently during a period of food scarcity. I conclude that white-faced capuchins likely fall back on pith and bromeliad leaves, not insects.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMosdossy, K. (2013). Insect Abundance In Relation To Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Foraging: Fallback Foods In A Costa Rican Tropical Dry Forest (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26548en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26548
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/695
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectEntomology
dc.subject.classificationfallbacken_US
dc.subject.classificationcapuchinen_US
dc.subject.classificationdieten_US
dc.subject.classificationextractiveen_US
dc.subject.classificationforagingen_US
dc.subject.classificationtropicalen_US
dc.subject.classificationinsecten_US
dc.subject.classificationabundanceen_US
dc.subject.classificationseasonalityen_US
dc.titleInsect Abundance In Relation To Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Foraging: Fallback Foods In A Costa Rican Tropical Dry Forest
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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