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Growth and reproduction in captive tufted capuchins ( Cebus apella )
Author(s) -
Fragaszy Dorothy M.,
AdamsCurtis Leah E.
Publication year - 1998
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(1998)44:3<197::aid-ajp2>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - reproduction , primate , biology , cebidae , demography , zoology , ecology , sociology
We present data on weight and reproduction from a colony of tufted capuchins monkeys ( Cebus apella ) over a 12 year period. The data constitute a normative record for this species. Weight at birth averages 210 g, and infants gain weight rapidly. Females typically first conceived just after their fifth birthday, and males were fertile by 4 years, 5 months. Interbirth intervals average 576 days. Eighty‐seven percent of live‐born infants survived past 6 months. Three of eight live‐born infants that died prior to 6 months succumbed from trauma inflicted by cage mates. Am. J. Primatol. 44:197–203, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.