Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics

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Ganzhorn, Jörg U.; Arrigo Nelson, Summer; Boinski, Sue; Bollen, An; Carrai, Valentina; Derby, Abigail; Donati, Giuseppe; Koenig, Andreas; Kowalewski, Miguel Martin; Lahann, Petra; Norscia, Ivan; Polowinsky, Sandra Y.; Schwitzer, Christoph; Stevenson, Pablo R.; Talebi, Mauricio G.; Tan, Chia; Vogel, Erin R.; Wright, Patricia C.
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2009
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Background: The ecological factors contributing to the evolution of tropical vertebrate communities are still poorly understood. Primate communities of the tropical Americas have fewer folivorous but more frugivorous genera than tropical regions of the Old World and especially many more frugivorous genera than Madagascar. Reasons for this phenomenon are largely unexplored. We developed the hypothesis that Neotropical fruits have higher protein concentrations than fruits from Madagascar and that the higher representation of frugivorous genera in the Neotropics is linked to high protein concentrations in fruits. Low fruit protein concentrations in Madagascar would restrict the evolution of frugivores in Malagasy communities. Methodology/Principal Findings: We reviewed the literature for nitrogen concentrations in fruits from the Neotropics and from Madagascar, and analyzed fruits from an additional six sites in the Neotropics and six sites in Madagascar. Fruits from the Neotropical sites contain significantly more nitrogen than fruits from the Madagascar sites. Nitrogen concentrations in New World fruits are above the concentrations to satisfy nitrogen requirements of primates, while they are at the lower end or below the concentrations to cover primate protein needs in Madagascar. Conclusions/Significance: Fruits at most sites in the Neotropics contain enough protein to satisfy the protein needs of primates. Thus, selection pressure to develop new adaptations for foods that are difficult to digest (such as leaves) may have been lower in the Neotropics than in Madagascar. The low nitrogen concentrations in fruits from Madagascar may contribute to the almost complete absence of frugivorous primate species on this island.
Fil: Ganzhorn, Jörg U.. Universitat Hamburg; Alemania
Fil: Arrigo Nelson, Summer. University of Pennsylvania; Estados Unidos
Fil: Boinski, Sue. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bollen, An. Madagascar Faunal Group; Madagascar
Fil: Carrai, Valentina. Università degli Studi di Pisa; Italia
Fil: Derby, Abigail. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Donati, Giuseppe. Oxford Brookes University; Reino Unido
Fil: Koenig, Andreas. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kowalewski, Miguel Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Lahann, Petra. Universitat Hamburg; Alemania
Fil: Norscia, Ivan. Università degli Studi di Pisa; Italia
Fil: Polowinsky, Sandra Y.. Bristol Zoo Gardens; Reino Unido
Fil: Schwitzer, Christoph. Bristol Zoo Gardens; Reino Unido
Fil: Stevenson, Pablo R.. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Talebi, Mauricio G.. University of Cambridge; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tan, Chia. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Vogel, Erin R.. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Wright, Patricia C.. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
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PROTEIN
PRIMATE COMMUNITIES
NEOTROPICS
MADAGASCAR
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spelling Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the NeotropicsGanzhorn, Jörg U.Arrigo Nelson, SummerBoinski, SueBollen, AnCarrai, ValentinaDerby, AbigailDonati, GiuseppeKoenig, AndreasKowalewski, Miguel MartinLahann, PetraNorscia, IvanPolowinsky, Sandra Y.Schwitzer, ChristophStevenson, Pablo R.Talebi, Mauricio G.Tan, ChiaVogel, Erin R.Wright, Patricia C.PROTEINPRIMATE COMMUNITIESNEOTROPICSMADAGASCARhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Background: The ecological factors contributing to the evolution of tropical vertebrate communities are still poorly understood. Primate communities of the tropical Americas have fewer folivorous but more frugivorous genera than tropical regions of the Old World and especially many more frugivorous genera than Madagascar. Reasons for this phenomenon are largely unexplored. We developed the hypothesis that Neotropical fruits have higher protein concentrations than fruits from Madagascar and that the higher representation of frugivorous genera in the Neotropics is linked to high protein concentrations in fruits. Low fruit protein concentrations in Madagascar would restrict the evolution of frugivores in Malagasy communities. Methodology/Principal Findings: We reviewed the literature for nitrogen concentrations in fruits from the Neotropics and from Madagascar, and analyzed fruits from an additional six sites in the Neotropics and six sites in Madagascar. Fruits from the Neotropical sites contain significantly more nitrogen than fruits from the Madagascar sites. Nitrogen concentrations in New World fruits are above the concentrations to satisfy nitrogen requirements of primates, while they are at the lower end or below the concentrations to cover primate protein needs in Madagascar. Conclusions/Significance: Fruits at most sites in the Neotropics contain enough protein to satisfy the protein needs of primates. Thus, selection pressure to develop new adaptations for foods that are difficult to digest (such as leaves) may have been lower in the Neotropics than in Madagascar. The low nitrogen concentrations in fruits from Madagascar may contribute to the almost complete absence of frugivorous primate species on this island.Fil: Ganzhorn, Jörg U.. Universitat Hamburg; AlemaniaFil: Arrigo Nelson, Summer. University of Pennsylvania; Estados UnidosFil: Boinski, Sue. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Bollen, An. Madagascar Faunal Group; MadagascarFil: Carrai, Valentina. Università degli Studi di Pisa; ItaliaFil: Derby, Abigail. Stony Brook University; Estados UnidosFil: Donati, Giuseppe. Oxford Brookes University; Reino UnidoFil: Koenig, Andreas. Stony Brook University; Estados UnidosFil: Kowalewski, Miguel Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Lahann, Petra. Universitat Hamburg; AlemaniaFil: Norscia, Ivan. Università degli Studi di Pisa; ItaliaFil: Polowinsky, Sandra Y.. Bristol Zoo Gardens; Reino UnidoFil: Schwitzer, Christoph. Bristol Zoo Gardens; Reino UnidoFil: Stevenson, Pablo R.. Stony Brook University; Estados UnidosFil: Talebi, Mauricio G.. University of Cambridge; Estados UnidosFil: Tan, Chia. Stony Brook University; Estados UnidosFil: Vogel, Erin R.. Stony Brook University; Estados UnidosFil: Wright, Patricia C.. Stony Brook University; Estados UnidosPublic Library of Science2009-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/109667Ganzhorn, Jörg U.; Arrigo Nelson, Summer; Boinski, Sue; Bollen, An; Carrai, Valentina; et al.; Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics; Public Library of Science; Plos One; 4; 12; 12-2009; 8253-82601932-6203CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0008253info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0008253info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:10:17Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/109667instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:10:17.766CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
title Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
spellingShingle Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
Ganzhorn, Jörg U.
PROTEIN
PRIMATE COMMUNITIES
NEOTROPICS
MADAGASCAR
title_short Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
title_full Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
title_fullStr Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
title_full_unstemmed Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
title_sort Possible Fruit Protein Effects on Primate Communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ganzhorn, Jörg U.
Arrigo Nelson, Summer
Boinski, Sue
Bollen, An
Carrai, Valentina
Derby, Abigail
Donati, Giuseppe
Koenig, Andreas
Kowalewski, Miguel Martin
Lahann, Petra
Norscia, Ivan
Polowinsky, Sandra Y.
Schwitzer, Christoph
Stevenson, Pablo R.
Talebi, Mauricio G.
Tan, Chia
Vogel, Erin R.
Wright, Patricia C.
author Ganzhorn, Jörg U.
author_facet Ganzhorn, Jörg U.
Arrigo Nelson, Summer
Boinski, Sue
Bollen, An
Carrai, Valentina
Derby, Abigail
Donati, Giuseppe
Koenig, Andreas
Kowalewski, Miguel Martin
Lahann, Petra
Norscia, Ivan
Polowinsky, Sandra Y.
Schwitzer, Christoph
Stevenson, Pablo R.
Talebi, Mauricio G.
Tan, Chia
Vogel, Erin R.
Wright, Patricia C.
author_role author
author2 Arrigo Nelson, Summer
Boinski, Sue
Bollen, An
Carrai, Valentina
Derby, Abigail
Donati, Giuseppe
Koenig, Andreas
Kowalewski, Miguel Martin
Lahann, Petra
Norscia, Ivan
Polowinsky, Sandra Y.
Schwitzer, Christoph
Stevenson, Pablo R.
Talebi, Mauricio G.
Tan, Chia
Vogel, Erin R.
Wright, Patricia C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv PROTEIN
PRIMATE COMMUNITIES
NEOTROPICS
MADAGASCAR
topic PROTEIN
PRIMATE COMMUNITIES
NEOTROPICS
MADAGASCAR
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background: The ecological factors contributing to the evolution of tropical vertebrate communities are still poorly understood. Primate communities of the tropical Americas have fewer folivorous but more frugivorous genera than tropical regions of the Old World and especially many more frugivorous genera than Madagascar. Reasons for this phenomenon are largely unexplored. We developed the hypothesis that Neotropical fruits have higher protein concentrations than fruits from Madagascar and that the higher representation of frugivorous genera in the Neotropics is linked to high protein concentrations in fruits. Low fruit protein concentrations in Madagascar would restrict the evolution of frugivores in Malagasy communities. Methodology/Principal Findings: We reviewed the literature for nitrogen concentrations in fruits from the Neotropics and from Madagascar, and analyzed fruits from an additional six sites in the Neotropics and six sites in Madagascar. Fruits from the Neotropical sites contain significantly more nitrogen than fruits from the Madagascar sites. Nitrogen concentrations in New World fruits are above the concentrations to satisfy nitrogen requirements of primates, while they are at the lower end or below the concentrations to cover primate protein needs in Madagascar. Conclusions/Significance: Fruits at most sites in the Neotropics contain enough protein to satisfy the protein needs of primates. Thus, selection pressure to develop new adaptations for foods that are difficult to digest (such as leaves) may have been lower in the Neotropics than in Madagascar. The low nitrogen concentrations in fruits from Madagascar may contribute to the almost complete absence of frugivorous primate species on this island.
Fil: Ganzhorn, Jörg U.. Universitat Hamburg; Alemania
Fil: Arrigo Nelson, Summer. University of Pennsylvania; Estados Unidos
Fil: Boinski, Sue. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bollen, An. Madagascar Faunal Group; Madagascar
Fil: Carrai, Valentina. Università degli Studi di Pisa; Italia
Fil: Derby, Abigail. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Donati, Giuseppe. Oxford Brookes University; Reino Unido
Fil: Koenig, Andreas. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kowalewski, Miguel Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Lahann, Petra. Universitat Hamburg; Alemania
Fil: Norscia, Ivan. Università degli Studi di Pisa; Italia
Fil: Polowinsky, Sandra Y.. Bristol Zoo Gardens; Reino Unido
Fil: Schwitzer, Christoph. Bristol Zoo Gardens; Reino Unido
Fil: Stevenson, Pablo R.. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Talebi, Mauricio G.. University of Cambridge; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tan, Chia. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Vogel, Erin R.. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Wright, Patricia C.. Stony Brook University; Estados Unidos
description Background: The ecological factors contributing to the evolution of tropical vertebrate communities are still poorly understood. Primate communities of the tropical Americas have fewer folivorous but more frugivorous genera than tropical regions of the Old World and especially many more frugivorous genera than Madagascar. Reasons for this phenomenon are largely unexplored. We developed the hypothesis that Neotropical fruits have higher protein concentrations than fruits from Madagascar and that the higher representation of frugivorous genera in the Neotropics is linked to high protein concentrations in fruits. Low fruit protein concentrations in Madagascar would restrict the evolution of frugivores in Malagasy communities. Methodology/Principal Findings: We reviewed the literature for nitrogen concentrations in fruits from the Neotropics and from Madagascar, and analyzed fruits from an additional six sites in the Neotropics and six sites in Madagascar. Fruits from the Neotropical sites contain significantly more nitrogen than fruits from the Madagascar sites. Nitrogen concentrations in New World fruits are above the concentrations to satisfy nitrogen requirements of primates, while they are at the lower end or below the concentrations to cover primate protein needs in Madagascar. Conclusions/Significance: Fruits at most sites in the Neotropics contain enough protein to satisfy the protein needs of primates. Thus, selection pressure to develop new adaptations for foods that are difficult to digest (such as leaves) may have been lower in the Neotropics than in Madagascar. The low nitrogen concentrations in fruits from Madagascar may contribute to the almost complete absence of frugivorous primate species on this island.
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