Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I The status and distribution of long-tailed macaques
- Part II The human–macaque interface
- Part III Ethnophoresy of long-tailed macaques
- 8 Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius: Implications for macaque–human interactions and for future research on long-tailed macaques
- 9 The support of conservation programs through the biomedical usage of long-tailed macaques in Mauritius
- 10 Ethnophoresy: The exotic macaques of Ngeaur Island, Republic of Palau
- Part IV Comparisons with rhesus macaques
- Part V Understanding and managing the human–macaque interface
- Index
- References
8 - Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius: Implications for macaque–human interactions and for future research on long-tailed macaques
from Part III - Ethnophoresy of long-tailed macaques
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I The status and distribution of long-tailed macaques
- Part II The human–macaque interface
- Part III Ethnophoresy of long-tailed macaques
- 8 Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius: Implications for macaque–human interactions and for future research on long-tailed macaques
- 9 The support of conservation programs through the biomedical usage of long-tailed macaques in Mauritius
- 10 Ethnophoresy: The exotic macaques of Ngeaur Island, Republic of Palau
- Part IV Comparisons with rhesus macaques
- Part V Understanding and managing the human–macaque interface
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Macaca fascicularis is an extremely adaptable species that is found throughout the continental and insular Southeast Asia (Gumert, Chapter 1). In the sixteenth century, long-tailed macaques were introduced by Portuguese or Dutch sailors from Sumatra or Java into Mauritius where they have readily adapted to flora entirely different from that of Asia (Sussman and Tatterall, 1986; Cheke, 1987; Kondo et al., 1993; Tosi and Coke, 2007; Blancher et al., 2008).
Throughout their range, long-tailed macaques inhabit dense primary canopy forest, riverine and coastal forest, mangrove and nipa swamp, as well as secondary forest, and disturbed habitats (Medway, 1970; Southwick and Cadigan, 1972; Kurland, 1973; Rijksen, 1978; Rodman, 1978a; Fittinghoff and Lindburgh; 1980; Wheatley, 1980; Crockett and Wilson, 1980; Fooden, 1995; van Schaik et al., 1996; Fuentes et al., 2005; Ong and Richerson, 2008). They are found from sea level to 2000m (Rowe, 1996; Supriatna et al., 1996), and are “adaptable opportunists” (MacKinnon and MacKinnon, 1980). For example, Crockett and Wilson (1980) found M. fascicularis in 22 of 25 habitat types surveyed in Sumatra, in contrast to eight of 25 exploited by M. nemestrina.
Long-tailed macaques also are commonly found in habitats disturbed by humans, including urban and agricultural settings. In an early report, Medway (1970) observed that, of all southeast Asian primates, long-tailed macaques consistently and easily utilize secondary forest. Even within their riverine habitat, they seek out naturally disturbed areas. One can expect to see many groups around villages, cultivated fields, and along rivers.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Monkeys on the EdgeEcology and Management of Long-Tailed Macaques and their Interface with Humans, pp. 207 - 235Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
References
1980. Long tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). In Malayan Forest Primates: Ten Years's Study in Tropical Rain Forest. (ed.). New York: Plenum Press. pp. 147–166.Google Scholar
1992. Macaques: An adaptive array (a summary and synthesis of the literature on the genus macaca from an ecological perspective. Ph.D. thesis, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
1986. Responses of long-tailed macaques to drought and fire in Eastern Borneo: A preliminary report. Biotropica 18: 257–262.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1968. Social status of two hybrids in a wild troop of Macaca irus. Folia Primatol. 8: 121–131.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
and 1994. Monkeys in Mauritius: potential for humane control. Report to the Zoological Society of London commissioned by the RSPCA.
, , , , ., and 2008. Mitochondrial DNA sequence phylogeny of 4 populations of the widely distributed cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis). Journal of Heredity 99: 254–264.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , ., , , and . 2007. Avian blood parasites in an endangered columbid: Leucocytozoon marchouxi in the Mauritian Pink Pigeon Columba mayeri. Parasitology 134: 797–804.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
., , , and 2008a. Epidemiology and conservation implications of Trichomonas gallinae infections in the endangered Mauritian pink pigeon. Biological Conservation 141: 153–161.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , , et al. 2008b. Causes of mortality in free-living Mauritian pink pigeons Columba mayeri, 2002–2006. Endangered Species Research 9: 213–220.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1916. L'acclimatation a l'ile Maurice. Premiere partie. Mammiferes et Oiseaux de Maurice. Bulletin de la Societe Nationale D'Acclimatation de France. Maretheaux, Paris.Google Scholar
and 2002. Habitat refuges as alternatives to predator control for the conservation of endangered Mauritian birds. In Turning the Tide: The Eradication of Invasive Species, and (eds.) Switzerland: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. pp. 71–18.Google Scholar
1987. An ecological history of the Mascarene Islands with particular reference to extinctions and introductions of land vertebrates. In Studies of Mascarene Island Birds. (ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 5–89.Google Scholar
and 1980. The ecological separation of M. nemestrina and M. fascicularis in Sumatra. In The Macaques: Studies in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, (ed.). New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 148–181.Google Scholar
. and 1998. Relatedness of matrilines, dispersing males and social groups in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Proceedings.Biologial Sciences/The Royal Society 265: 79–87.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1969. Les jeux sociaux: Le compagnon de juex chez les jeunes. Observations chez Macaca irus. Folia Primatologica 11: 134–143.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
and 1980. Riverine refuging in East Bornean M. fascicularis. In The Macaques: Studies in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, (ed.). New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp 182–214.Google Scholar
1995. Systematic review of Southeast Asian longtail macaques. Fieldiana (Zoologica) 81: 1–206.Google Scholar
, , and 2005. Monkey forests and human landscapes: Is extensive sympatry sustainable for Homo sapiens and Macaca fascicularis on Bali. In: Commensalism and Conflict: The Primate–Human Interface. and (eds.). Norman, OK: The American Society of Primatoligists Publications. pp. 168–195.Google Scholar
. 2007. issg database: Ecology of Macaca fascicularis. Available at www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si.
1904. Report on the forests of Mauritius with a preliminary working plan. Port Louis, Mauritius: Government Printer.
and 2009. Survey and recensus of the long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) of Maurtius. Paper delivered at the Midwest Primate Interest Group Annual Meeting, October 2009.
III, and 1970. Refuging. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 1: 263–286.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
and 2009. Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution (expanded edn.). Boulder, CO:Westview.Google Scholar
1998. The effects of seasonal variation in fruit availability on social and foraging behavior of macaca fascicularis in Mauritius. Ph.D. thesis, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
and 1988. The life histories and conservation of the Mauritius Kestrel Falco purictatus, Pink Pigeon Colomba mayeri and Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius 5: 80–131.Google Scholar
and 1983. Study of eco-ethology Of The crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis, in Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society Bangladesh 9: 101–109.Google Scholar
, , , et al. 1993. Population genetics of crab-eating macaques (Macaca fascicularis) on the island of Mauritius. American Journal of Primatology 29: 167–182.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , and 1981. Socio-ecological study of the crab-eating monkeys in Indonesia. Kyoto University Overseas Research Report of Studies on Indonesian Macaque. I. Kyoto University Primate Institute, pp. 1–10.Google Scholar
1984. Socio-ecological study of the crab-eating monkeys at Gunung Meru, Indonesia. Kyoto University Overseas Research Report of Studies on Asian Non-human Primates. 3:17–36.Google Scholar
1973. A natural history of Kra macaques (Macaca fascicularis, Raffles, 1821) at the Kutai Reserve, Kalimantan, Timur, Indonesia. Primates 14: 245–262.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , and . 1995. Mitochondrial DNA of Mauritian Macaques (Macaca fascicularis): An example of the founder effect. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 96: 113–141.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
2005. Soil erosion prediction under changing land use on Mauritius. Master of Science (Geography). University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
, and 1986. Exotic species invasion into Mauritius wet forest remnants. Journal of Tropical Ecology 2: 147–162.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
and 1991. Relationship between the diet of Macaca fascicularis and forest phenology. Folia Primatologica 57: 201–215.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
and 1993. Mauritius: population and land use. In Population and Land Use in Developing Countries: Report of a Workshop. National Research Council, Washington, DC, National Academy Press. pp. 98–105.Google Scholar
and 1980. Niche differentiation in a primate community. In Malayan Forest Primates, (ed.). New York:Plenum Press. pp. 167–189.Google Scholar
, , , et al. 1992. Clinical examinations on crab-eating macaques in Mauritius. Primates 33: 281–288.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1970. The monkeys of Sundaland. In Old World Moneys: Evolution, Systematics and Behavior. and (eds.), New York: Academic Press. pp. 513–553.Google Scholar
and 2008. Macaca fascicularis ssp. fascicularis. IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. www.iucnredlist.org.Google Scholar
1980. Some forests pests and disease in Mauritius. Revue d'agriculture sucerie de l'ile Maurice 59: 76–10Google Scholar
2001. Forestry outlook studies in Africa. Mauritius: Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.
and 1974. The crab-eating macaques of Anguar island, Paulau, Micronesia. Folia Primatologica 22: 258–306.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, ., and 1989. Weed macaques: the evolutionary implications of macaque feeding ecology. Intlernational Journal of Primatology 10: 569–594.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1978. A Field Study on Sumatran Orang utans (Pongo pygmaeus abelli Lesson 1827). Wageningen, The Netherlands: Beenman and Zonen.Google Scholar
1973. Synecology of Bornean Primates, I. A Test forInterspecific Interactions in Spatial Distribution of Five Species. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 38: 655–659.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
1978a. Diets, densities, and distributions of Bornean primates. In The Ecology of Arboreal Folivores. (ed.). Washington DC: Smithsonian Institute Press. pp. 465–478.Google Scholar
1978b. Food distribution and terrestrial locomotion of crab-eating and pig-tailed macaques in the wild. (Abstract)American Journal of Physical Anthropology 47: 157.Google Scholar
1991. Structural differentiation of microhabitats of sympatric Macaca fascicularis and Macaca nemestrina in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. International Journal of Primatology 12: 357–375.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1997. A survey of the occurance of native vegetation remnants on Mauritius in 1993. Biological Conservation 80: 181–188.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1975. Interband relations, leadership behavior and the initiation of human-oriented behavior in bands of semi-wild free-ranging Macaca fascicularis. Malaysian Nature Journal 29: 83–89.Google Scholar
2003. Diet of Macaca fasicularis in a mangrove forest. Vietnam Laboratory Primate News 42: 1–5.Google Scholar
2004. Time budgets of Macaca fascicularis in a mangrove forest. Vietnam Laboratory Primate News 43: 1–4.Google Scholar
, , , , and 2008. Fishing in Macaca fascicularis: A rarely observed innovative behavior. International Journal of Primatology 29: 543–548.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , , et al. 1996. A preliminary survey of long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis and Macaca nemestrina) in Lampung, Bengkulu, and Jambi provinces, southern Sumatera, Indonesia. Tropical Biodiversity 3: 131–140.Google Scholar
1987. Species-specific dietary patterns in primates and human dietary adaptations. In The Evolution of Human Behavior: Primate Models. (ed.), New York, SUNY Press. pp. 151–179.Google Scholar
and 1981. Behavior and ecology of Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius: A preliminary study. Primates 22: 192–205.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, and 1986. Distribution, abundance, and putative ecological strategy of Macaca fascicularis on the island of Mauritius, southwestern Indian Ocean. Folia Primatologica 64: 28–43.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
2001. Ecology and conservation of the pink pigeon Columba mayeri on Mauritius. Dodo 37: 99.Google Scholar
, , , and 2004. Inbreeding depression and founder diversity among captive and free-living populations of the endangered pink pigeon Columba mayeri. Animal Conservation 7: 353–364.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , , and 2005. The incidence of the parasitic disease trichomoniasis and its treatment in reintroduced and wild Pink Pigeons Columba mayeri. Ibis 147: 772–782.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
and 2007. Comparative phylogenetics offer new insights into the biogeographic history of Macaca fascicularis and the origin of the Mauritian macaques. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 498–504.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
, and 2001. Career moves: Transfer and rank challenge decisions by male long-tailed macaques. Behaviour 138: 359–95.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , , and . 1983. The effect of group size on time budgets and social behaviour in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 13: 173–181.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, and 1985. Evolutionary effect of the absence of felids on the social organization of the macaques on the island of Simeulue (Macaca fascicularis fusca) (Miller, 1903). Folia Primatologica 44: 138–147.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, and 1986. The hidden costs of sociality: intra-group variation in feeding strategies in sumatran long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Behaviour 99: 296–315.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, and 1988. Scramble and contest in feeding competition among female long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Behaviour 105: 77–98.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
., , and . 1996. Riverine refuging by wild Sumatran long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). In Evolution and Ecology of Macaque Societies. and (eds.) Cambridge University Press. pp. 160–181.Google Scholar
and 1937. Studies on the vegetation of Mauritius: A preliminary survey of the plant communities. Journal of Ecology 25: 289–343.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
1978. Foraging patterns in a group of long-tailed macaques in Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. In Recent Advances in Primatology, vol 1: Behavior, and (eds.). New York: Academic Press. pp. 347–349.Google Scholar
1980. Feeding and ranging of East Bornean Macaca fascicularis. In The Macaques: Studies in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution. (ed.), New York: Van Norstrand. pp. 215–246.Google Scholar
1982. Energetics of foraging in Macaca fascicularis and Ponao pvamaeus and a selective advantage of large body size in the orang-utan. Primates 23: 348–363.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
, , and 1996. A comparison of wild and food-enhanced long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). In Evolution and Ecology of Macaque Societies. and (eds.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 182–206.Google Scholar
1996. Feeding ecology of the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia. International Journal of Primatology 17: 51–62.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
- 18
- Cited by