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Observations on two types of neotropical primate intertaxa associations
Author(s) -
Klein Lewis L.,
Klein Dorothy J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330380282
Subject(s) - saimiri sciureus , cebidae , foraging , biology , spider , primate , zoology , ecology , social grooming , feeding behavior , squirrel monkey , insectivore , habitat
During a socioecological field study of Colombian spider monkeys, data were collected on spatial associations and social and ecological interactions among free‐ranging Ateles belzebuth, Alouatta seniculus, Cebus apella , and Saimiri sciureus. The most frequently observed associations occurred between groups of squirrel and capuchin monkeys. Saimiri‐Cebus associations were seen at all times of day and year, but no intertaxa play, passive body contact, or grooming interactions were observed. The Saimiri‐Cebus association was paralleled by one between Saimiri and the small hawk, Harpagus bidentatus , and sometimes other insectivorous birds. These associations may be based in part on a complex balance of both mutual and one‐sided foraging advantages. Less frequent associations between Ateles and Alouatta were based on mutual attraction to specific fruiting trees or contacts occurring on travel routes. Unlike the more frequently observed associations between Saimiri and Cebus , those between Ateles and Alouatta included both positive and negative interactions; for example, mutual play, grooming, and olfactory investigation as well as threats, chases, and supplantations.