Self-anointing behaviour in captive titi monkeys (Callicebus spp.)
| Autor: | Thayane S. Cardoso, João Pedro Souza-Alves, Natasha Moraes de Albuquerque, Raone Beltrão-Mendes, Luana Vinhas, Leandro Jerusalinsky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Frequency of occurrence biology Adult male Bauhinia 05 social sciences Titi Zoology Callicebus barbarabrownae Callicebus coimbrai biology.organism_classification Olfactory communication 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology |
| Zdroj: | Primate Biology. 5:1-5 |
| ISSN: | 2363-4715 |
| Popis: | Self-anointing behaviour using Bauhinia sp. was reported in two captive titi monkeys (Callicebus coimbrai and Callicebus barbarabrownae). The study was carried out from October 2013 to May 2014 during an experimental study investigating the gut passage time of these individuals at the Getúlio Vargas Zoobotanical Park, north-eastern Brazil. Although leaves, petioles and flowers of Bauhinia contain chemical substances that could affect the presence of ectoparasites, it is unclear if titi monkeys demonstrate self-anointing behaviour as a method of self-medication. However, due to the presence of large glands in C. coimbrai and C. barbarabrownae chests, and the high frequency of occurrence observed for the adult male, we cautiously suggest that the use of Bauhinia may be linked to olfactory communication. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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