Diet and feeding behaviour of the black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) in the Betampona Reserve, eastern Madagascar / Britt, A.  

Public ISBD Titre : Diet and feeding behaviour of the black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) in the Betampona Reserve, eastern Madagascar Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Britt, A., Auteur Année de publication : 2000 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : LEMURIENS LEMURIENS:Biologie, Ecologie, Densité Mots-clés : FEEDING BEHAVIOUR  DIET  VARECIA  BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR  FEEDING POSTURES  SUPPORT USE  VERTICAL SPACE Résumé : The feeding behaviour and diet of the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) was investigated in the Betampona Reserve, eastern Madagascar. The highly frugivorous diet of this subspecies was confirmed – feeding on fruits accounting for 92.0% of feeding records. Most feeding at Betampona was observed at 10–25 m above the forest floor amongst flexible, small (0.5–5.0 cm diameter) and oblique/horizontal (0–45°) supports. The Varecia spent on average 21.7% (± 1.5) of their daily activity budget feeding and employ a variety of postures that enable them to harvest fruits in the rain forest canopy. The suspensory postures were the most important in allowing Varecia to compete with other smaller-bodied frugivores. Titre du périodique : Folia Primatologica Volume : 71(3):133-141 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1159/000021741 Diet and feeding behaviour of the black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) in the Betampona Reserve, eastern Madagascar [texte imprimé] / Britt, A., Auteur . - 2000. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : LEMURIENS LEMURIENS:Biologie, Ecologie, Densité Mots-clés : FEEDING BEHAVIOUR  DIET  VARECIA  BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR  FEEDING POSTURES  SUPPORT USE  VERTICAL SPACE Résumé : The feeding behaviour and diet of the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) was investigated in the Betampona Reserve, eastern Madagascar. The highly frugivorous diet of this subspecies was confirmed – feeding on fruits accounting for 92.0% of feeding records. Most feeding at Betampona was observed at 10–25 m above the forest floor amongst flexible, small (0.5–5.0 cm diameter) and oblique/horizontal (0–45°) supports. The Varecia spent on average 21.7% (± 1.5) of their daily activity budget feeding and employ a variety of postures that enable them to harvest fruits in the rain forest canopy. The suspensory postures were the most important in allowing Varecia to compete with other smaller-bodied frugivores. Titre du périodique : Folia Primatologica Volume : 71(3):133-141 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1159/000021741

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