The forbidden fruit: toque macaques (<i>Macaca sinica</i>) feeding on invasive pond apple (<i>Annona glabra</i>) in Sri Lankan mangroves-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

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

Published:2024-07-19 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0025-1461
Container-title:Mammalia
language:en
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Author:

Rog Stefanie M.¹^ORCID,Sinovas Pablo¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Fauna & Flora , #19 Street 360 , Phnom Penh 120101 , Cambodia

Abstract

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.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0034/pdf

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