The Secret Lives of
Squirrel Monkeys
Social behavior takes surprising turns among these tiny primates
Field observations of South American
squirrel monkeys have yielded a surprising range of behaviors, raising
questions about captive-animal studies and current theories of primate
social evolution.
References:
Boinski, S. In press. The social organizations of squirrel monkeys:
Implications for ecological models of social evolution. Evolutionary
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Boinski, S. 1996. Vocal coordination of troop movement in squirrel
monkeys (Saimiri oerstedi and S. sciureus) and white-faced
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Primates, Norconk, et al., ed. New York: Plenum Press.
Boinski, S., and S.J. Cropp. In press. Disparate data sets resolve
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ecology and biomedical usage. International Journal of Primatology.
van Schaik, C.P., and R.O. Deaner. 1999. Distribution and evolution
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of Physical Anthropologists. April. Columbus, Ohio.
Further Readings:
Mendoza, S.P., E.L. Lowe, and S. Levine. 1978. Social organization
and social behavior in two subspecies of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri
sciureus). Folia Primatologica 30:126.
Sources:
Sue Boinski
University of Florida
Department of Anthropology
Division of Comparative Medicine
Gainesville, FL 32611
Susan Jacobs Cropp
University of Chicago
Department of Ecology and Evolution
Chicago, IL 60637
John G. Fleagle
State University of New York
Department of Anatomical Sciences
T8-023 Health Sciences Center
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081
Charles H. Janson
State University of New York
Depatment of Ecology and Evolution
672 Life Sciences Building
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
Sally P. Mendoza
University of California, Davis
3036 Primate Center
TB 196
Davis, CA 95616
Carel P. van Schaik
Duke University
Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy
Box 90383
Durham, NC 27708
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 1, July 3, 1999, p. 14.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
