Selectivity in feeding preferences and ranging patterns in spider monkeys Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis of northeastern Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

The spider monkey, a fruit specialist and important seed dispersal agent in the Neotropics, is an endangered primate due to habitat loss, hunting and the pet trade. Spider monkeys have been the subject of a few studies in Central and South Ame­rica, but little is known about the diet and ranging for...

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Main Author: Carmen SCHERBAUM, Alejandro ESTRADA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013-02-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12191