Ethnoecology, Resource Use, Conservation And Development In A ...

there was a seasonal food shortage during the dry season, but disagreed as to which
foods were consumed at this time. Contradictory claims were also made on the topic
of seed use: two said that seeds were dropped at the time of eating, another that
they were predated upon, and another that either may occur depending on the tree
species. Two interviewees considered endozoochorous dispersal to take place
selectively, but disagreed on the species concerned - one said all species of Inga,
another an unspecified range of small seeds.
Interviewees also differed in their opinions on ranging behaviour. Three
interviewees considered groups to be errant, two to have restricted home ranges,
and another that they may or may not return to the same place. In group size, all
answers ranged between two and six, four answers being at the lower and three at
the upper end of this range. All four who ventured suggestions as to group
composition agreed that they included both sexes, those who had suggested group
sizes of 5-6 both saying that this would include one or two males. Two interviewees
also considered intergroup relationships to be aggressive, though another said that
groups may aggregate temporarily to feed at the same kokerite tree.
Two interviewees talked about activity patterns, both saying they are diurnal.
Two interviewees said that groups rest for the night under kokerite leaves, one saying
they might also rest in trees of different species: in the latter he concurred with the
other two interviewees giving information on this topic, one of whom specified that
thick growths of epiphytes near treetops were used. Two interviewees said that this
species was most common in the farm area. Three interviewees also pointed out a
curious locomotory pattern, one focusing on movement between tree trunks, the
others describing how they move between trees by jumping sideways.
Six interviewees mentioned predation, among them naming a number of species
of eagles as predators. Two of these said that predator avoidance was based upon
crypsis rather than flight.
All five interviewees talking about litter size said a single young is born. Two
specified a birth season, one saying March or April - when kokerite fruits are available
- the other May. Two interviewees said that birth could take place annually, and one
of these said that reproduction is slow overall as a result of females not becoming
mature until three years of age.
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All interviewees agreed that the diet is composed of fruit alone; four of the five
further specified that unripe fruits are eaten. Two of these four ventured opinions