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The bitter end: primate avoidance of caterpillar-infested trees in a central Amazon flooded forest

Published:2019-03 Issue:3 Volume:97 Page:181-186
ISSN:0008-4301
Container-title:Canadian Journal of Zoology
language:en
Short-container-title:Can. J. Zool.

Author:

Negreiros Allana A.¹,Pohlit Adrian M.²,Baccaro Fabricio³,Koolen Héctor H.F.⁴,Barnett Adrian A.¹³⁵

Affiliation:

1. Biodiversity Studies Department, National Amazonian Research Institute, 69060-001 Manaus, AM, Brazil.

2. Amazonian Active Principles Laboratory, National Amazonian Research Institute, 69060-001 Manaus, AM, Brazil.

3. Department of Biology, Amazonas Federal University, 69077-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil.

4. Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Research Group, Amazonas State University, 69079-030, Manaus, AM, Brazil.

5. School of Life Sciences, Roehampton University, SW15 4JD, London, U.K.

Abstract

Animal–plant interactions are often mediated by chemical compounds. It has been widely reported that herbivore damage to plants induces chemical defenses which may then affect subsequent interactions with both invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores. Our study investigated the effects of the interaction between larvae of an unidentified nymphalid butterfly and the tanimbuca tree (Buchenavia ochroprumna Eichl.; Combretaceae) on subsequent folivory by a primate, the golden-backed uacari (Cacajao ouakary (Spix, 1823); Pitheciidae). Primate-feeding observations, records of the extent of nymphalid – B. ochroprumna interactions, and tree distribution occurred in Jaú National Park, Amazonas State, Brazil. The values of Ivlev’s electivity index showed that C. ouakary strongly rejected trees infested by caterpillars (−0.68), whereas non-infested trees were highly selected by them (+0.84). Given this behavior, we suggest that C. ouakary may be deterred by (i) caterpillars, (ii) change in leaf chemical composition induced by caterpillars, or (iii) a combination of both.

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Link

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2018-0056

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