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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_31309 |
| Contributors | McPhee, Steven G. (author), Detwiler, Kate M. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 118 p., application/pdf |
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