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@article{item_3335622,
title = {{Importance of subterranean fungi in the diet of bonobos in Kokolopori}},
author = {Lucchesi, Stefano and Cheng, Leveda and Wessling, Erin G. and Kambale, Bienfait and Lokasola, Albert L. and Ortmann, Sylvia and Surbeck, Martin and Surbeck, Martin},
language = {eng},
issn = {0275-2565; 1098-2345},
doi = {10.1002/ajp.23308},
year = {2021},
date = {2021},
abstract = {{Nonstaple food is a food resource which sole consumption does not allow the{\textless}br{\textgreater}maintenance of regular physiological functions, thus constituting a minor portion of{\textless}br{\textgreater}an individual{\textquotesingle}s diet. Many primates consume nonstaple food such as meat, insects,{\textless}br{\textgreater}and fungi. Hypotheses on the dietary importance of nonstaple food include its role{\textless}br{\textgreater}as fallback food and as source of specific nutrients. We tested these two hypotheses{\textless}br{\textgreater}by investigating mycophagy (i.e., the consumption of fungi) in a population of wild{\textless}br{\textgreater}bonobos in the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve, DRC. Specifically, we examined the{\textless}br{\textgreater}relationship between fungus consumption and various factors relevant to bonobo{\textless}br{\textgreater}feeding ecology (i.e., fruit abundance and the consumption of other food types).{\textless}br{\textgreater}Additionally, we measured the deviation from linear travel when bonobos searched{\textless}br{\textgreater}for fungi to evaluate the nature of fungus consumption (e.g., opportunistic or tar-{\textless}br{\textgreater}geted). Lastly, we examined the nutritional content of the major fungus species{\textless}br{\textgreater}consumed (Hysterangium bonobo) to test whether this food item was potentially{\textless}br{\textgreater}consumed as source of specific nutrients. We found that bonobos spent a higher{\textless}br{\textgreater}proportion of their time feeding on fungi when fruit abundance was higher, in-{\textless}br{\textgreater}dicating that fungi were not consumed as a fallback food. Moreover, bonobos de-{\textless}br{\textgreater}viated from linear travel when visiting fungus patches more than observed when{\textless}br{\textgreater}visiting fruit patches, suggesting that they actively sought out fungi. Lastly, initial{\textless}br{\textgreater}analyses suggest that H. bonobo samples contained high concentration of sodium.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Collectively, these results suggest that subterranean fungi appear to be attractive{\textless}br{\textgreater}food source to Kokolopori bonobos, and that mycophagy may serve to supplement{\textless}br{\textgreater}nutrients, like sodium, in bonobo diet.}},
journal = {{American Journal of Primatology}},
volume = {83},
number = {9},
eid = {e23308},
}