Introducing a fourth primate species to an established mixed-species exhibit of African monkeys

Autor:	Sheila Wojciechowski
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Cercocebus torquatus Mixed species biology biology.animal Allopatric speciation Zoology Animal Science and Zoology Primate General Medicine Interspecific competition biology.organism_classification
Zdroj:	Zoo Biology. 23:95-108
ISSN:	1098-2361 0733-3188
Popis:	Five red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus) were gradually introduced to an established mixed-species exhibit containing six black and white colobus, seven mandrills, and six sooty mangabeys. Interspecific interactions were documented throughout the 3-month introduction period and for an additional 3 months immediately thereafter. In addition, each species' behavior and exhibit use were documented before and after the addition of the fourth species. Minimal interactions were observed between the red-capped mangabeys and the colobus or mandrills, and neither species was significantly affected by this addition. Many affiliative and aggressive interactions and changes in behavior were documented in the sooty mangabeys. However, this study shows that even closely related allopatric species can coexist in a captive environment, and the animals can benefit from this association. Zoo Biol 23:95–108, 2004. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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