Kavana, T.S and Erinjery, J.J and Singh, M
(2015)
Folivory as a Constraint on Social Behaviour of Langurs in South India.
Folia Primatologica, 86 (4).
pp. 420-431.
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| Abstract: |
Folivory, being a dietary constraint, can affect the social time of colobines. In the present study, we compared food items and activity budgets of two closely related species of colobines inhabiting South India, i.e. the Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) and Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii), to determine whether folivory had an impact on social time in these species. Our study established that Nilgiri langurs were more folivorous than Hanuman langurs. Nilgiri langurs spent much less time on social activities, but more time on resting, although the social organization of S. hypoleucos was similar to that of the Nilgiri langur. The enforced resting time for fermentation of leafy food items may have reduced the time available for social interactions, which in turn affected the social time in Nilgiri langurs. By comparing the data from previous studies on other Hanuman langur species, we found that S. hypoleucos spent a similar amount of time on social activities as Semnopithecus entellus. Hence, the social behaviour of S. entellus and S. hypoleucos is phylogenetically highly conservative. |
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Journal Paper
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| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Conservation Biology |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
20 Mar 2019 11:25 |
| Last Modified: |
20 Mar 2019 11:25 |
| Official URL: |
https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/438990 |
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| DOI: |
10.1159/000438990 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1029 |
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