Tails in Action
Comparative Use of the Prehensile Tail and Substrate in Alouatta macconnelli , Sapajus apella , and Potos flavus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19389555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Georges Naas (0000-0003-4624-4062, ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD Montpellier France, corresponding author), John Bosu Mensah (0009-0005-6096-1625, ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD Montpellier France, corresponding author), Pierre‐michel Forget (0000-0002-9252-974X, LabEx DRIIHM), Éric Guilbert (0000-0002-9507-3485, LabEx DRIIHM), Anthony Herrel (0000-0003-0991-4434, LabEx DRIIHM) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e70025-e70025 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajp.70025 |
| PMID | 40125557 |
| OpenAlex | W4408784138 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 72 |
Arboreal habitats are three‐dimensionally complex and are composed of substrates that differ in size, compliance, and continuity. In response, arboreal vertebrates have evolved morphological and behavioral traits allowing them to successfully move through these environments. Prehensile tails constitute one of such adaptations, yet remain poorly studied. Variation in prehensile tail use between species might result in anatomical variations, as has been shown in primates but remains undocumented in most species. The present study, therefore, sought to describe prehensile tail use and substrate type utilization between two primates, the Guianan red howler ( Alouatta macconnelli ) and Brown capuchin ( Sapajus apella ) and one carnivoran, the Kinkajou ( Potos flavus ). To do so, we used 1431 photographs obtained from camera traps placed in the canopy in French Guyana. The results showed that P. flavus exhibits a greater diversity of overall positional and prehensile tail‐associated behaviors compared to S. apella and A. macconnelli . Moreover, P. flavus used its tail for both stability and mass‐bearing purposes during locomotor and postural behaviors, while A . macconnelli and S . apella used their tails mainly for mass bearing and stability, respectively, and this was only during postural behaviors. P. flavus mostly used large substrates but A. macconnelli used more small substrates. S. apella showed a preference for both medium and large substrates. Multivariate analyses showed that the three species were well discriminated regarding positional behaviors, with P. flavus exhibiting several postural and especially locomotor behaviors not shared by the two primate species, as well as a combination of behaviors shared with either of the two aforementioned species. A. macconnelli was mainly characterized by suspensory posture and vertical displacements, whereas S. apella mainly used above‐branch postures using its tail to anchor itself
Arboreal locomotion · Biology · Cebidae · Habitat · Prehensile tail · Primate · Zoology · Amphibian and Reptile Biology · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Ecology
The relationship between tail use and positional behavior inAlouatta palliata
Pads and Claws in Arboreal Locomotion
Standardized descriptions of primate locomotor and postural modes
Principal component analysis
A Mechanical Interpretation of Terminal Branch Feeding
Ecologically meaningful transformations for ordination of species data
FactoMineR
Pendular motion in the brachiation of captiveLagothrix andAteles
What does "arboreal locomotion" mean exactly and what are the relationships between "climbing", environment and morphology?
Critical foraging locomotor patterns
Chapter 5. Climbing
How Different Are Robust and Gracile Capuchin Monkeys? An Argument for the Use of S apajus and C ebus
Locomotor and postural behavior in Alouatta palliata and Cebus capucinus
The Ontogeny of Prehensile‐Tail Use in C ebus capucinus and A louatta palliata
Primate Locomotion
The ecological role of the prehensile tail in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)
Positional Behavior of Black Spider Monkeys (Ateles paniscus) in French Guiana
Activity and ranging patterns in relation to fruit utilization by Brown Capuchins (Cebus apella) in French Guiana
Locomotion and Posture During Terminal Branch Feeding
Locomotor behavior, body size, and comparative ecology of seven Surinam monkeys
Atelinae adaptations
Positional behavior in Saimiri boliviensis and Ateles geoffroyi
Positional behavior and body size of arboreal primates
Life history and locomotion in Cebus capucinus and Alouatta palliata
The locomotor and postural repertoires of Ateles geoffroyi and Colobus guereza , and a reevaluation of the locomotor category semibrachiation
The functional morphology of caudal vertebrae in new world monkeys
Role of the prehensile tail during ateline locomotion
Evolution of feeding niches in new world monkeys
Positional behavior and vertebral morphology in atelines and cebines
| Highly cited | No |
|---|