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Callicebus torquatus is not a white‐sand specialist
Author(s) -
Defler Thomas R.
Publication year - 1994
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.1350330208
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , ecology , primate , vegetation (pathology) , geography , biology , medicine , biochemistry , pathology , gene
The hypothesis of Kinzey and Gentry [ Primate Ecology: Problem Oriented Field Studies . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1979] that Callicebus torquatus may be specialized for living in vegetation on white sand was evaluated by reviewing all observations I made of this species, where the substrate had been noted, and including some collection sites of J. Hernández Camacho. There was no evidence for the white‐sand hypothesis. Instead, Callicebus torquatus was found to prefer upland and flooded forests that are tall and well stratified, and growing on many soil types, including white sand. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.