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The behavioral ecology of callimicos and tamarins in northwestern Bolivia / Leila M. Porter.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Porter, Leila M.
Contributor:
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Series:
Primate field studies
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Callimico--Behavior--Bolivia.
Callimico.
Callimico--Behavior.
Tamarins.
Ecology.
Bolivia.
Tamarins--Behavior--Bolivia.
Tamarins--Behavior.
Callimico--Ecology--Bolivia.
Tamarins--Ecology--Bolivia.
Physical Description:
xix, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, [2007]
Summary:
. Part of Prentice Hall' s Primate Field Studies series.& The& Behavioral Ecology of Callimicos and Tamarins in Northwestern Bolivia offers& readers a scholary and relevant study of these rainforest dwellers.
Contents:
1 The Elusive Callimicos 1
Callimico Taxonomy 2
Distribution, Behavior, and Ecology of the Callitrichids 6
2 The General Research Plan: A Comparative Study of Callimicos, Saddle-back Tamarins, and Red-bellied Tamarins 13
Study Species 15
Study Area 18
Trail System 22
Study Groups 23
3 Fungi and the Dietary Niche of Callimicos 29
Methodology 32
Behavioral Observations 32
Diet Overlap 33
Monitoring Plants, Fungi, and Arthropods 34
Results 35
Overall Diet 35
Fungi 35
Nectar 38
Fruits 42
Exudates 44
Arthropods 47
Vertebrates 51
Vertical Stratification: Height Class Use 53
Diet Overlap 55
Feeding Competition 55
4 Habitat Use and Activity Budgets 61
Habitat Specialization 61
Activity Budgets 63
Methodology 64
Analyses 66
Results 67
Home Range Size and Density 67
Sleeping Sites 68
Activity Period 68
General Activity Budget 70
Changes in Callimico Activity by Season 72
Locomotion 72
Callimico Substrate Use 72
Height Class Use 73
Microhabitat Use 73
Seasonal Changes in Microhabitat Use 75
5 Polyspecific Associations 83
Potential Costs and Benefits of Polyspecific Associations 83
Methodology 86
Analyses 87
Results 89
Patterns of Associations Between Callimicos and Tamarins 89
Effects of Polyspecific Associations on the Behavior of Callimicos 93
6 Social Organization and Reproductive Strategies of Callimicos 103
Overview of the Social Organization of Callitrichids 103
Methodology 107
Results 107
Breeding Females 107
Breeding Males 107
Predation and Dispersal 108
Birth Season 108
Interbirth Interval 108
Infant Development 110
Communal Care 110
Mortality 112
Male Reproductive Strategies 112
Female Reproductive Strategies 113
Infant Care 114
Benefits of Allocare to Caregivers 118
Why Don't Callimicos Twin? 120
7 Conservation 121
Conservation Status of Callimicos 121
Speciation 122
Population Density 124
Geographic Range 127
Habitat Requirements 128
Reproduction 130
Interspecific Competition 131
Role of Callimicos in their Ecosystem 132
People and Forests in the Department of the Pando 133
Future Conservation in the Department of the Pando 138
Diet 141
Habitat Use 142
Reproductive Strategies 143
Social Organization 144
Callimicos and the Adaptive Radiation of Callitrichids 145
Conservation 146.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-166) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
ISBN:
0131914707
9780131914704
OCLC:
70660178

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