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Primate social behavior: howler and spider monkeys |
Laboratorio Primatología |
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The study of social
behavior and dynamics of howler and spider monkey groups encompasses projects
aimed at describing social networks. These are measured through records of
social interactions and interindividual spacing. We are interested as well in
monitoring the ontogeny of social behavior and the display of altruistic
behaviors toward other group members. ·
Sexual behavior and
reproductive output, and how these relate to the group's social dynamics is
also an area under investigation. ·
Intertroop relations
and the behavior of solitary males and females are of interest to assess how
individuals disperse in the population. ·
Of special interest
are studies of how these aspects of the social behavior are disrupted by
forest fragmentation (= population fragmentation) and isolation. ·
Observations using
focal animal sampling techniques and scan samples are conducted on selected
troops of howler monkeys living in extensive forest tracts and in forest
fragments |
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Results of some of this studies can be found in the list of publication
of the primate lab by activating the corresponding link in the main page (main page).
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