The Social Behavior of Brown Spider Monkeys (Ateles hybridus) in a Fragmented Forest in Colombia

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 769-783

  Abondano, Laura Alejandra ^a,b   Link, Andrés ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Fundacion Proyecto Primates   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Ateles hybridus; Behavioral flexibility; Fragmentation; Sex differences; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROOMING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MALE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMATE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WILD POPULATION;

COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA VALLEY;

ANIMALIA; ATELES; ATELES BELZEBUTH HYBRIDUS; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 84864389278     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9596-1     Document Type: Article

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