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... It is important to examine vegetation maps, which enable you to become familiar with the range of habitats that can be expected in the survey region. Broad classifications are available for 5
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... Before undertaking a survey in a new area, you should make a provisional key based on published reports and museum specimens. Since many areas that you may wish to survey have strict regulations concerning specimen collection, the key must utilize field characters that are readily identified in an intact, living specimen.
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... Basic adult body coloration reddish; conspicuous beard Alouana seniculus T Basic body coloration light brown or brown 8 8. Conspicuous flat-topped black cap with tufts on head Cebus apella 8' Buff to brown cap; basic body coloration gray-brown Cebus nigrivittatus SPECIAL STUDIES OF INDICATOR SPECIES A general knowledge of natural history is invaluable during initial attempts to characterize forests.
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... They showed that 4 of 11 species of frying squirrels occur in primary and partially cut forests; another 5 species occur in disturbed forests, which range from secondary forests to mixed fruit and rubber plantations; the other 2 species occur frequently in both primary and secondary forests, but rarely in plantation areas. Similar correlations between habitat and species should be discernible for diurnally active mammals and birds.
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... Results of studies aimed at determining the basic operation of rodent populations under different environmental conditions have a direct bearing on our theoretical understanding of the evolution and maintenance of natural ecosystems.
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