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Reproductive events of wild cotton‐top tamarins ( Saguinus oedipus ) in Colombia
Author(s) -
Savage Anne,
Shideler Susan E.,
Soto Luis H.,
Causado Jaime,
Giraldo L. Humberto,
Lasley Bill L.,
Snowdon Charles T.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2345(1997)43:4<329::aid-ajp4>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - zoology , callitrichidae , biology , atlantic forest , ecology , primate , callithrix
Reproductive patterns of wild cotton‐top tamarin ( Saguinus oedipus ) females located in La Reserva Forestal Protectora Serranía de Coraza‐Montes de María in Colosó, Colombia, were examined using long‐term behavioral observations and fecal steroid analysis. Using an enzyme immunoassay, we analyzed fecal samples for E 1 C and PdG. Comparisons of reproductive cycles of a reproductively active female and her daughters were made. An inhibition of ovarian cycles has been observed in daughters living in their families. However, daughters also exhibited normal ovarian cycling that subsequently resulted in pregnancy. Factors influencing the fertility are discussed as they relate to the reproductive strategies of wild cotton‐top tamarin females. Am. J. Primatol. 43:329–337, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.