João Pedro Souza-Alves

Jul 15, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Instituto de Biologia |João Pedro Souza-Alves |Departamento de Zoología |Laboratorio de Ecología

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest. Supporting Information Filename Description ajp23665-sup-0001-Supporting_Information.docx415.3 KB Supporting information. REFERENCES (1974). Observational study of behavior: Sampling methods. Behaviour, 49, 227–266. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853974x00534 , & (2010). Seed dispersal patterns in two closely related howler monkey species (Alouatta palliata and A.

Jun 4, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Renato Portela Salomão |Centro de Biociências |Rodrigo Ferreira |João Pedro Souza-Alves

1 INTRODUCTION The spatial distribution of an organism is crucial for its successful establishment in the ecosystem. Individual fitness and survival are expected to increase with selection of sites with low predation risk and reduced competition (Huey, 1991; Vollrath, 1987). Structurally complex habitats may increase food availability, provide shelter against predators and refuge from climatic harshness and supply alternative resources (Norbury & Overmeire, 2018; Warfe & Barmuta, 2004).