Figs Are More Than Fallback Foods: The Relationship between Ficus and Cebus in a Tropical Dry Forest
Table 3
Energy, fat, and protein intake rates for Ficus cotinifolia and common invertebrate prey of capuchins in Sector Santa Rosa, ACG, Costa Rica.
Species
Intake/h
KJ/h
g/h
Energy
Fat
Protein
Invertebrates
Cockroach (Blaberus giganticus)1
0.054
2.437
0.020
0.089
Cicada (Fidicina spp.)1
0.108
2.319
0.010
0.083
Small shelled insects (Insecta spp.)1
27.42
43.396
0.192
1.371
Caterpillars (Lepidoptera spp.)1
12.46
4.279
0.025
0.112
Grasshoppers/Katydids (Orthoptera spp.)1
0.987
11.556
0.118
0.404
Ants (Formicidae spp.)1
0.230
0.033
<0.000
0.001
Scorpions (Scorpiones spp.)1
0.014
0.134
0.001
0.005
All invertebrates
64.150
0.367
2.064
Figs
Ficus cotinifolia (pulp only)2
894
2021.220
3.576
6.258
Ficus cotinifolia (pulp + animal matter)2,3
894
2099.823
4.184
7.581
Source: 1McCabe 2005, 2Jordano 1983, 3Urquiza-Haas et al. 2008. Nutritional values for animal matter in F. cotinifolia are estimated from the percentage dry weight of animal matter in F. perforata.