Integration of field and captive studies for understanding the behavioral ecology of the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sp.)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 607-622

  Zimbler Delorenzo, Heather S ^a   Stone, Anita I ^b  

^a ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Captivity; Field research; Squirrel monkeys

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVITY; FIELD SURVEY; LIFE HISTORY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SQUIRREL MONKEY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SAIMIRI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI USTUS; SAIMIRI VANZOLINII;

EID: 79956189051     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20946     Document Type: Review

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