Primate seed dispersal has been increasingly recognized as having a potentially profound
impact on tropical forest regeneration and plant species composition. Confirming and …

New research presented in this special issue of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution on
the “Phylogeny and Biogeography of Neotropical Primates” greatly improves our …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to the conservation of nonhuman primates.
Given that species differ in their responses to fragmented landscapes, identifying the factors …

Habitual reliance on tool use is a marked behavioural difference between wild robust (genus
Sapajus) and gracile (genus Cebus) capuchin monkeys. Despite being well studied and …

Passive acoustic monitoring, when coupled with automated signal recognition software,
allows researchers to perform simultaneous monitoring at large spatial and temporal scales …

The database of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group currently (December 2023)
registers 218 species and subspecies of Neotropical primates in 24 genera and five families …

Howler monkeys exploit difficult-to-digest and potentially toxic food items such as mature
leaves and unripe fruits; persist across an extreme range of habitat types, including highly …

Since the first long-term field study of mantled howler monkeys carried out by Clarence R.
Carpenter on Barro Colorado Island about 80 years ago, howler movement patterns and …

One of the most striking features of howler monkeys' natural history is their loud call, which
gives the genus Alouatta its common name in English. However, the disproportionate focus …

Abstract Purpose of Review In Argentina, there are five non-human primate (NHP) species:
Sapajus nigritus cucullatus, Sapajus cay, Alouatta caraya, Alouatta guariba clamitans, and …