Climatechange and deforestation may drive tree-dwelling primates to the ground, large-scale study shows PNASNews
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"This study began with a discussion among colleagues about how we'd noticed certain populations of arborealspending more time on the ground," said Dr. Eppley,"yet at sites with relatively less disturbance, members of the same species may never descend to the ground." Many of these species are already burdened with living in warmer, fragmented and heavily disturbed environments that often have fewer available dietary resources. Asworsens and arboreal habitats diminish, the study suggests primates consuming a more generalized diet and living in larger groups may more easily adapt to a terrestrial lifestyle.
The transition from an arboreal to terrestrial lifestyle has occurred previously in primate evolution, but today's rapid changes are a serious threat.
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