@article{fdi:010042968,
  title = {{C}onservation and survival adaptations of {T}emminck's red colobus ({P}rocolobus badius temmincki), in {S}enegal},
  author = {{G}alat {L}uong, {A}nh and {G}alat, {G}{\'e}rard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the {F}athala {F}orest, {S}aloum {D}elta {N}ational {P}ark, {S}enegal, in 1974-1976 and 1988-2002, we studied the northernmost populations of the endangered {T}emminck's red colobus ({P}rocolobus badius temmincki). {D}rastic habitat changes in the last 30 yr have reduced the forests by > 50% (75% in the gallery forests used by the red colobus). {T}he woody species diversity decreased by > 30%. {D}espite these changes, the red colobus population only decreased from ca. 600 to ca. 500 individuals. {W}e examined the ecological conditions and behavioral adaptations that may have influenced survival of the population. {W}e found that 5 major adaptations have emerged in the last 30 yr that may have influenced the survival of red colobus at {F}athala: (1) frugivory, (2) terrestriality, (3) tendency to form polyspecific associations with green monkeys, (4) tendency to frequent more open habitats, and (5) use of mangrove swamps for refuge and forage. {B}y developing these adaptations, red colobus demonstrated their ability to persist in degraded habitats of the {F}athala {F}orest. {P}reserving the forest should ensure the conservation of the red colobus population there.},
  keywords = {{P}rocolobus badius temmincki ; {T}emminck' s red colobus ; ecology ; behavioral adaptations ; conservation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {P}rimatology},
  volume = {26},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {585--603},
  ISSN = {0164-0291},
  year = {2005},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10764-005-4367-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042968},
}