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Mortality and body weight changes in Aotus nancymai shipped from Iquitos, Peru to Richland, Washington
Author(s) -
Málaga Carlos A.,
Weller Richard E.,
Montoya Enrique,
Moro Jaime,
Buschbom Raymond L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1991.tb00483.x
Subject(s) - body weight , transit time , arrival time , demography , biology , medicine , zoology , sociology , transport engineering , engineering
Four hundred and fifty wild‐caught owl monkeys (Aotus nancymai) were shipped from Iquitos, Peru to Richland, Washington. Mortality and body weight changes from the time of shipment to 30 days after arrival were evaluated using age, sex, and transit time as comparison criteria. No association between mortality and sex, age, or transit time was observed. The mortality percentage from shipment to 30 days after arrival was 2.44%. Both age and transit time had a significant effect on weight changes, but sex did not. Shipping procedures are described.