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Comparison of gut proportions in four small‐bodied Amazonian cebids
Author(s) -
Ferrari Stephen F.,
Lopes M. Aparecida
Publication year - 1995
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.1350350206
Subject(s) - amazonian , frugivore , biology , dominance (genetics) , insectivore , context (archaeology) , ecology , zoology , predation , amazon rainforest , habitat , paleontology , biochemistry , gene
Gut proportions in four small‐bodied Amazonian cebids ( Callicebus caligatus, Callicebus moloch, Pithecia irrorata , and Saimiri madeirae ) are reported and compared in the context of known differences in feeding ecology. The gastrointestinal tracts of both Callicebus and Pithecia were found to be relatively undifferentiated, as expected from their predominantly frugivorous diets. In Saimiri , the marked dominance of the small intestine correlates with a highly insectivorous diet. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.