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Behavioral Ecology of Callimicos and Tamarins in Northwestern Bolivia, The
Leila M. PorterNorthern Illinois University

ISBN-10: 0131914707
ISBN-13:  9780131914704

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2007
Format:  Paper; 192 pp
Published:  10/11/2006
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Part of Prentice Hall's Primate Field Studies series.  The Behavioral Ecology of Callimicos and Tamarins in Northwestern Bolivia offers students a scholary and relevant study of these rainforest dwellers.


Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1   The Elusive Callimicos                                                                                

Callimico Taxonomy                                                                                                

Distribution, Behavior, and Ecology of the Callitrichids      

                             

Chapter 2   The General Research Plan: A Comparative Study
of Callimicos, Saddle-back Tamarins,

and Red-bellied Tamarins

Study Species                                                                                                           

Study Area                                                                                                                

Trail System                                                                                                              

Study Groups        

                                                                                                   

Chapter 3  Fungi and the Dietary Niche of Callimicos                                               

Methodology                                                                                                           

Behavioral Observations  

Diet Overlap   

Monitoring Plants, Fungi, and Arthropods                                                           

Results                                                                                                                       
Overall Diet   
Fungi  

 


Nectar   

Fruits     Exudates    Arthropods     Vertebrates   

Vertical Stratification: Height Class Use  
Diet Overlap   
Feeding Competition   
Discussion      

                                                                                                      

Chapter 4    Habitat Use and Activity Budgets                                                      

Habitat Specialization                                                                                          

Activity Budgets                                                                                                 

Methodology                                                                                                       

Analyses   
Results                                                                                                                  

Home Range Size and Density   
Sleeping Sites   
Activity Period   
General Activity Budget   

Changes in Callimico Activity by Season   
Locomotion   
Callimico Substrate Use   
Height Class Use   
Microhabitat Use   
Seasonal Changes in Microhabitat Use   
Discussion   

                                                                                                         

Chapter 5   Polyspecific Associations                                                                      

Potential Costs and Benefits of Polyspecific Associations                         

Methodology                                                                                                       

Analyses   
Results                                                                                                                  

Patterns of Associations Between Callimicos and Tamarins   
Effects of Polyspecific Associations on the Behavior of Callimicos   
Discussion           

                                                                                                 

Chapter 6      Social Organization and Reproductive Strategies

of Callimicos                                                                                                   

Overview of the Social Organization of Callitrichids

Methodology                                                                           

Results                                                                                    

Breeding Females   

 Breeding Males   

 Predation and Dispersal   

Birth Season   

 Interbirth Interval   

 Infant Development    Communal Care   

Mortality   

 

Discussion                                                                               

Male Reproductive Strategies   

 Female Reproductive Strategies   

 Infant Care   

Benefits of Allocare to Caregivers   

Why Don't Callimicos Twin?   

 

 

 

Chapter 7  Conservation           

Conservation Status of Callimicos

Speciation

Population Density

Geographic Range

Habitat Requirements

Reproduction

Interspecific Competition

Role of Callimicos in their Ecosystem

People and Forests in the Department of the Pando

Future Conservation in the Department of the Pando

 

              

 

 

 

 Chapter 8  Summary           

Diet

Habitat Use

Reproductive Strategies

Social Organization

Callimicos and the Adaptive Radiation of Callitrichids

Conservation

 




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