The characteristics and availability of the sleeping sites used by a group of 27 tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) were studied during 17 months at the Iguazu National Park, Argentina. We tested different hypotheses regarding possible ultimate causes of sleeping-site selection. Most sl
Reproductive Socioecology of Tufted Capuchins (Cebus apella nigritus) in Northeastern Argentina
β Scribed by Mario S. Di Bitetti; Charles H. Janson
- Book ID
- 110226359
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0164-0291
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