Red howling monkeys use of specific defecation sites as a parasite avoidance strategy
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Specific sites are chosen by red howling monkeys when they defecate. The sites in the central Amazon basin have been examined to see if they have particular characteristics. The usage of sites with no underlying vegetation may be a way of avoiding contamination of food and pathways in the forest. This could in turn be a way for monkeys to avoid becoming infected with parasites, since the risk of parasites is one of the costs of group living.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1997
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Nest site selection in leatherbacks, Dermochelys coriacea: Individual patterns and their consequences
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Individual nest placement patterns for female leatherbacks nesting at Awa:la-Ya:lima:po, French Guiana, is determined by measuring distance from the nest to several landscape features, such as the highest spring tide line (HSTL) and the vegetation line. Results reveal a significant repeatability of nest site choice relative to the HSTL, indicating that females showed within-individual consistency in their nest placement.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Repeatability of nesting preferences in the hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, and their fitness consequences
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Individual nest site choice behavior and its fitness consequences in female hawksbills nesting at Trois Ilets, Guadeloupe was investigated. A significant repeatability of nest site choice was found, suggesting that the behavior is heritable and might show the potential for further evolution.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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