<b>Incipient loss of a rainforest mutualism?</b>

Johannes H. Fischer; Heiko U. Wittmer; Endro Setiawan; Sarah Jaffe; Andrew J. Marshall

doi:10.11609/jott.2890.9.1.9734-9737

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Jan 2017)

<b>Incipient loss of a rainforest mutualism?</b>

Johannes H. Fischer,
Heiko U. Wittmer,
Endro Setiawan,
Sarah Jaffe,
Andrew J. Marshall

Affiliations

Johannes H. Fischer: School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Heiko U. Wittmer: School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Endro Setiawan: Gunung Palung National Park Bureau, Jalan Wahid Hasyim 41A, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Sarah Jaffe: Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1107, U.S.A.
Andrew J. Marshall: Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1107, U.S.A. Program in the Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2215, U.S.A. School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1041, U.S.A.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2890.9.1.9734-9737
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 9734 – 9737

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We use data from motion-activated remote cameras to document a commensal, and possibly mutualistic, relationship between Bornean Ground Cuckoos and Bearded Pigs in the rainforests of Kalimantan, Indonesia. We hypothesise that birds benefiting from symbiotic relationships may suffer indirect detrimental effects from hunting that targets large mammals in tropical rainforests.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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