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Long‐call structure and its relation to taxonomy in lion tamarins
Author(s) -
Snowdon Charles T,
Hodun Alexandra,
Rosenberger Alfred L.,
CoimbraFilho Adelmar F.
Publication year - 1986
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/ajp.1350110307
Subject(s) - callitrichidae , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , biology , ecology , primate , callithrix
Recent evidence on craniodental morphology suggests the acceptance of three species of lion tamarins ( Leontopithecus ). Confirmatory evidence is presented here using the morphology of long‐call vocalizations recorded from several individuals of each type of lion tamarin. Recordings were made of Leontopicthecus rosalia, Leontopithecus chrysopygus , and Leontopithecus chrysomelas at the Centro de Primatologia do Rio de Janeiro (FEEMA) and of L. rosalia at Monkey Jungle in Florida. Thirty separate parameters were measured, and 17 of them differed significantly between populations. In general, L. chrysomelas had higher pitched calls with shorter note duration, while L. chrysopygus , the larger of the animals, had lower pitched calls with longer note duration. L. rosalia was either intermediate to the other two populations or resembled L. chrysopygus . Thus, the results from the analysis of vocal structures closely paralleled the results obtained with more traditional taxonomic methods and suggests that the quantitative analysis of vocal strucures can be a useful adjunct in taxonomy.