Kim Valenta
Biographic Data
| ID | 106564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Valenta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Valenta |
| SIGNATURE | VALENTA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9843-0698 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Changes in human occupancy during the Covid-19 pandemic: Implications for three of Madagascar’s parks sustained by ecotourism
Impacts of Covid-19 on Biodiversity Conservation and Community Networks at Kibale National Park, Uganda
Conservation, like all aspects of society, was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there have been projections and speculations about impacts on conservation plans and actions, data about the extent of these impacts are sparse. We contribute evidence from a research field site in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Our analysis shows that many of the fears concerning the negative conservation impacts of COVID-19 were borne out. Long-te…
Fermented food consumption in wild nonhuman primates and its ecological drivers
OBJECTIVES: Although fermented food use is ubiquitous in humans, the ecological and evolutionary factors contributing to its emergence are unclear. Here we investigated the ecological contexts surrounding the consumption of fruits in the late stages of fermentation by wild primates to provide insight into its adaptive function. We hypothesized that climate, socioecological traits, and habitat patch size would influence the occurrence of this beha…
Human-Dog Relationships across Communities Surrounding Ranomafana and Andasibe-Mantadia National Parks, Madagascar
Domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris) are estimated to be one of the most globally abundant invasive carnivores that threaten wildlife. Madagascar is home to large populations of free-roaming dogs and is a highly diverse and anthropogenically threatened environment, making it one of the world's top conservation priorities. Comparatively little is known about human-dog relationships in developing countries such as Madagascar. We surveyed non-dog…
Fruit Selectivity in Anthropoid Primates: Size Matters
Evaluating a Union between Health Care and Conservation: A Mobile Clinic Improves Park-People Relations, Yet Poaching Increases
It is widely viewed that by providing employment or services to neighbouring communities, a protected area may increase positive attitudes towards conservation and discourage encroachment, but this is rarely tested. Our research examines this view by evaluating local attitudes towards the park and incidence of encroachment before and after the implementation of a novel conservation strategy – a mobile health clinic - in the predominantly agricult…
Occupancy Modeling Reveals Interspecific Variation in Habitat Use and Negative Effects of Dogs on Lemur Populations
Primate Fruit Color: Useful Concept or Alluring Myth
The Ecology and Evolution of Fruit Odor: Implications for Primate Seed Dispersal
Effects of gut passage, feces, and seed handling on latency and rate of germination in seeds consumed by capuchins ( Cebus capucinus )
One of the key measures of the effectiveness of primary seed dispersal by animals is the quality of seed dispersal (Schupp: Plant Ecol 107/108 [1993] 15–29). We present data on quality of seed dispersal by two groups of white‐faced capuchins ( Cebus capucinus ) in Costa Rica to test the hypothesis that capuchin seed handling results in effective primary dispersal for some fruit species they consume. We examined seed handling for 27 plant species,…
How much is a lot? Seed dispersal by white-faced capuchins and implications for disperser-based studies of seed dispersal systems
The Ecology and Evolution of Fruit Odor: Implications for Primate Seed Dispersal
Fermented food consumption in wild nonhuman primates and its ecological drivers
OBJECTIVES: Although fermented food use is ubiquitous in humans, the ecological and evolutionary factors contributing to its emergence are unclear. Here we investigated the ecological contexts surrounding the consumption of fruits in the late stages of fermentation by wild primates to provide insight into its adaptive function. We hypothesized that climate, socioecological traits, and habitat patch size would influence the occurrence of this beha…
Primate Fruit Color: Useful Concept or Alluring Myth
Fruit Selectivity in Anthropoid Primates: Size Matters
Occupancy Modeling Reveals Interspecific Variation in Habitat Use and Negative Effects of Dogs on Lemur Populations
How much is a lot? Seed dispersal by white-faced capuchins and implications for disperser-based studies of seed dispersal systems
Effects of gut passage, feces, and seed handling on latency and rate of germination in seeds consumed by capuchins ( Cebus capucinus )
One of the key measures of the effectiveness of primary seed dispersal by animals is the quality of seed dispersal (Schupp: Plant Ecol 107/108 [1993] 15–29). We present data on quality of seed dispersal by two groups of white‐faced capuchins ( Cebus capucinus ) in Costa Rica to test the hypothesis that capuchin seed handling results in effective primary dispersal for some fruit species they consume. We examined seed handling for 27 plant species,…
Primate Fruit Color: Useful Concept or Alluring Myth
The Ecology and Evolution of Fruit Odor: Implications for Primate Seed Dispersal
Evaluating a Union between Health Care and Conservation: A Mobile Clinic Improves Park-People Relations, Yet Poaching Increases
It is widely viewed that by providing employment or services to neighbouring communities, a protected area may increase positive attitudes towards conservation and discourage encroachment, but this is rarely tested. Our research examines this view by evaluating local attitudes towards the park and incidence of encroachment before and after the implementation of a novel conservation strategy – a mobile health clinic - in the predominantly agricult…
Occupancy Modeling Reveals Interspecific Variation in Habitat Use and Negative Effects of Dogs on Lemur Populations
Human-Dog Relationships across Communities Surrounding Ranomafana and Andasibe-Mantadia National Parks, Madagascar
Domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris) are estimated to be one of the most globally abundant invasive carnivores that threaten wildlife. Madagascar is home to large populations of free-roaming dogs and is a highly diverse and anthropogenically threatened environment, making it one of the world's top conservation priorities. Comparatively little is known about human-dog relationships in developing countries such as Madagascar. We surveyed non-dog…
Fruit Selectivity in Anthropoid Primates: Size Matters
Fermented food consumption in wild nonhuman primates and its ecological drivers
OBJECTIVES: Although fermented food use is ubiquitous in humans, the ecological and evolutionary factors contributing to its emergence are unclear. Here we investigated the ecological contexts surrounding the consumption of fruits in the late stages of fermentation by wild primates to provide insight into its adaptive function. We hypothesized that climate, socioecological traits, and habitat patch size would influence the occurrence of this beha…
Impacts of Covid-19 on Biodiversity Conservation and Community Networks at Kibale National Park, Uganda
Conservation, like all aspects of society, was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there have been projections and speculations about impacts on conservation plans and actions, data about the extent of these impacts are sparse. We contribute evidence from a research field site in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Our analysis shows that many of the fears concerning the negative conservation impacts of COVID-19 were borne out. Long-te…
Changes in human occupancy during the Covid-19 pandemic: Implications for three of Madagascar’s parks sustained by ecotourism
Biology (8 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Habitat (6 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (6 works) · Animal ecology (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Frugivore (4 works) · Geography (4 works)