Open AccessNEST BOX USE AND POLYGYNY IN AN ENDANGERED PRIMATE SPECIES: THE BLACK LION TAMARIN (LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOPYGUS)
Author(s) -
Francini de Oliveira Garcia,
Bárbara Heliodora Soares do Prado,
Edil De Jesus Souza,
Valmir Machado,
Cristiane Vieira Albino,
Vlamir José Rocha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oecologia australis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2177-6199
DOI - 10.4257/oeco.2021.2501.16
Subject(s) - polygyny , nest (protein structural motif) , endangered species , callitrichidae , biology , ecology , zoology , nest box , primate , predation , critically endangered , geography , demography , habitat , population , callithrix , biochemistry , sociology
The black lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysopygus, is an endemic and endangered primate species from the Atlantic Forest of the interior of São Paulo State, Brazil. Its mating system is characterized as monogamous and females give birth to two twin infants during each breeding season. They are known to mainly sleep in tree holes, which is considered as a pertinent strategy for increasing their protection from predators during the night. Artificial cavities, like nest boxes, have been installed for other species in areas where tree cavities are depleted, in order to replace them. In this study, we report (i) the use of nest boxes in the wild by a group of black lion tamarins and (ii) the first record of polygyny for this species.