Find out how dung beetles are helping the endangered and endemic primate population in the Tana River forests.
Preparing the beetle trapping bait; Malibe, Morris, and Michael
Mbora, D. N. M., and M. A. McPeek. 2009. Host density and human activities mediate increased parasite prevalence and richness in primates threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78, 210–218
Affects of forest fragmentation on the endangered primates of Tana are correlated with the abundance of parasites and increased hosts within the monkey populations. The article discusses methods and analysis of determining the ecological processes which play a role in these parasites’ entrance into specific populations of primates.
Mbora, D. N. M., J. Wieczkowski, E. Munene. 2009. Links between habitat degradation, and social group size, ranging, fecundity, and parasite prevalence in the Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus). American Journal of Physical Antropology, 140, 562-571.
Mbora, D. N. M., and E. Munene. 2006. Gastrointestinal parasites of critically endangered primates endemic to Tana River Kenya; the Tana River red colobus (Procolobusrufomitratus) and the crested mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus). Journal of Parasitology, 92:928-932.
Mbora, D. N. M, and M. A. McPeek. In revision. Parasite prevalence and richness influence female reproductive success in two sympatric species of old world monkeys. Animal Conservation.
