Patterns of Water Use in Primates

Erica Kempf

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Patterns of Water Use in Primates

Erica Kempf

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Abstract

Aquatic resources are used extensively by many human populations but their role in the ecology of other primate species has been understudied. At least 10% of extant primates interact with aquatic environments, and a more complete understanding of these interactions is needed to get a complete view of primate behaviour. Five major factors appear to most strongly influence primate water use: thermoregulation, display behaviour, range, diet and predation. The ecological and evolutionary implications of these factors are discussed for extant primates as well as the possible influence of water on hominin evolution. Copyright (C) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	275-294
Number of pages	20
Journal	Folia primatologica
Volume	80
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000252586
Publication status	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

Primate
Aquatic ecology
Predation
Diet
MONKEYS NASALIS-LARVATUS
BONOBOS PAN-PANISCUS
WILD CHIMPANZEES
FEEDING ECOLOGY
MACACA-FASCICULARIS
JAPANESE MACAQUES
NUT-CRACKING
RAIN-FOREST
TOOL-USE
AQUATIC ADAPTATIONS

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