Orientadora: Eleonore Zulnara Freire Setz / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T18:01:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nagy-Reis_MarianaBaldy_M.pdf: 70885205 bytes, checksum: c47da08b5a6303f670a2ad95f9faf467 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: O gênero Callicebus é o segundo maior dentre os primatas neotropicais e possui ampla distribuição geográfica. No entanto, também e um dos gêneros menos estudados e pouco se sabe sobre sua ecologia e comportamento. Dessa forma, estudamos a ecologia alimentar e o comportamento de C. nigrifrons, com ênfase na dieta, padrão de atividade, uso de espaço e estratégias adotadas em resposta a abundancia de recursos no ambiente. Observações sistemáticas de um grupo de sauás foram conduzidas ao Iongo de um ano (547hs) em um fragmento de Mata Atlântica em Campinas, SP...Observação: O resumo, na íntegra, poderá ser visualizado no texto completo da tese digital / Abstract: Callicebus is the second largest genus among neotropical primates and is widely distributed. However, it is also one of the less-studied genera and there is little information on its ecology and behavior. Therefore, we studied the feeding ecology and behavior of C. nigrifrons, focusing on its diet, activity pattern, use of space, and strategies in response to food abundance. Information was collected during systematic observations on a titi monkey group during a one-year period (547hs) in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Carnpinas, SP...Note: The complete abstract is available with the full electronic document / Mestrado / Ecologia / Mestre em Ecologia

This thesis is an exploration of the perceptions of a group of humans in interaction with a group of non-human primates in a professional animal research setting. The study is a novel investigation in the field of intercultural relations, exploring the values and beliefs of a group of research employees, and the intercultural competence and sensitivity these employees model in their interactions with the animals they work with. A focus group was conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and 8 individuals working with non-human primates were interviewed. They were asked a series of 15 open-ended questions in order to explore their identification and appreciation of cultural differences, as well as their general strategies for adapting to cultural difference in the context of an animal research setting. The results of this meeting reflect a range of perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs relative to culture and the possibility of an intercultural relationship between species.

From October-December 2013, we conducted a study of the newly discovered primate species lesula, Cercopithecus lomamiensis, in the DR Congo. We placed 41 camera traps inside a 4 km2 grid outside the proposed Lomami National Park (LNP). We compared an analysis of 140 lesula events over 1,683 camera trap days from the heavily hunted Okulu area to a pilot study (38 events over 462 camera trap days) at the Losekola study site within the LNP. Our data show an unexpected result: capture probability of lesula (0.08) is the same at both the hunted and non-hunted sites. This is in contrast to the sharp decline in capture probability of all other medium-to-large terrestrial mammals at the Okulu site. These findings suggest lesula’s cryptic behavior is an important adaptation buffering the species from the impacts of hunting. This study also expands knowledge on minimum group size, terrestriality, diet, and times of activity. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection