Owl monkeys (Aotus spp.) self-anoint with plants and millipedes

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-161

  Zito, Michael ^a   Evans, Sian ^b   Weldon, Paul J ^c  

^a Primate Conservancy   (United States)

^b DuMonde Conservancy   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aotus; Millipedes; Owl monkeys; Self anointing

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AOTUS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZOQUINONES; FEMALE; INSECT REPELLENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA; AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; DIPLOPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0038003014     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070649     Document Type: Article

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