Ethogram and Natural History of Golden-backed Uakaris (Cacajao melanocephalus)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-68

  Bezerra, Bruna Martins ^a   Barnett, Adrian A ^b   Souto, Antonio ^c   Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activity distribution; Behavior; Golden backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus); Natural history

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CAPTIVE POPULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIELDWORK; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PRIMATE; RANGE SIZE; RIVER CHANNEL; SEASONALITY; WILD POPULATION;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; JAU NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; CACAJAO MELANOCEPHALUS; CARNIVORA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS ALBIFRONS; LUTRINAE; PRIMATES; PTERONURA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 79251614029     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9435-1     Document Type: Article

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