The forbidden fruit: toque macaques (Macaca sinica) feeding on invasive pond apple (Annona glabra) in Sri Lankan mangroves

IF 0.8 4区生物学 Q3 ZOOLOGY

Mammalia Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI:10.1515/mammalia-2024-0034

Stefanie M. Rog, Pablo Sinovas

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Abstract

This is the first documented instance of Sri Lanka’s endemic Macaca sinica (toque macaque) foraging on invasive Annona glabra (pond apple). We observed a troop of toque macaques (∼15) consuming A. glabra in a mangrove forest in Negombo lagoon in western Sri Lanka. This behaviour highlights the need to understand species interactions in the design of effective invasive species interventions for mangrove management.

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禁果：猕猴捕食斯里兰卡红树林中外来入侵的池塘苹果（Annona glabra）。

这是斯里兰卡特有种猕猴（猕猴）觅食外来入侵植物池塘苹果（Annona glabra）的首次记录。我们在斯里兰卡西部尼甘布泻湖的一片红树林中观察到一群猕猴（15只）在捕食池塘苹果。这种行为突出表明，在设计有效的入侵物种干预措施进行红树林管理时，需要了解物种之间的相互作用。

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Mammalia 生物-动物学

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Mammalia is an international, multidisciplinary, bimonthly journal devoted to the inventory, analysis and interpretation of mammalian diversity. It publishes original results on all aspects of the systematics and biology of mammals with a strong focus on ecology, including biodiversity analyses, distribution habitats, diet, predator-prey relationships, competition, community analyses and conservation of mammals. The journal also accepts submissions on sub-fossil or recently extinct mammals.