By Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, Bernardo Urbani, Dionisios Youlatos
Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) include twelve species of leaf-eating New global monkeys that variety from southern Mexico via northern Argentina. This genus is the main frequent of any New international primate taxa, and will be came across to inhabit more than a few wooded area varieties from undisturbed rainforest to significantly anthropogenically impacted wooded area fragments. even though there were many reports on person species of howler monkeys, this booklet is the 1st finished quantity to put details on howler habit and biology inside a theoretical framework of ecological and social adaptability. this can be the second one of 2 volumes dedicated to the genus Alouatta.
This volume:
· Examines behavioral and physiological mechanisms that let howler monkeys to use hugely disturbed and fragmented habitats
· offers types of howler monkey vitamin, social association, and mating platforms which can additionally tell researchers learning outdated international colobines, apes, and different tropical mammals
These objectives are completed in a suite of chapters written via a uncommon staff of scientists at the feeding ecology, habit, mating concepts, and administration and conservation of howlers. This ebook additionally includes chapters at the howler microbiome, the concept that of behavioral variability, sexual choice, and the position of primates in wooded area regeneration.
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Springer, Washington, DC Oklander LI, Kowalewski MM, Corach D (2010) Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in black-and-gold howler (Alouatta caraya) population from Northern Argentina. Int J Primatol 31:813–832 Oklander L, Kowalewski MM, Corach D (2014) Male reproductive strategies in black and gold howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya). Am J Primatol 76:43–55 Pavé R, Kowalewski M, Garber P, Zunino G, Fernandez V, Peker S (2012) Infant mortality in Alouatta caraya living in a flooded forest in Northeastern Argentina.
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When data from a thesis were published, we only used information presented in the publication. In this chapter we follow the howler taxonomy proposed by Cortés-Ortiz et al. (2003). From each study, we extracted the following information for each sampled howler group: (1) the proportion of daily activity time spent feeding; (2) the proportion of feeding time dedicated to eat leaves (both mature and young leaves), fruits, flowers, and other food items (OFI); (3) the number of plant species and families used as food sources.