Active anti-predator behaviour of red titi monkeys ( Plecturocebus cupreus )
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Active anti-predator behaviour of red titi monkeys ( Plecturocebus cupreus )
Dolotovskaya, S.; Flores Amasifuen, C.; Haas, C. E.; Nummert, F. & Heymann, E. W. (2019)
Primate Biology, 6(1) pp. 59-64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-6-59-2019
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- Dolotovskaya, Sofya; Flores Amasifuen, Camilo; Haas, Caroline Elisabeth; Nummert, Fabian; Heymann, Eckhard W.
- Abstract
- Abstract. Due to their inconspicuous behaviour and colouration, it has been assumed that titi monkeys' main anti-predator behaviour is passive crypsis and hiding. So far, active predator mobbing has been documented only for black-fronted titi monkeys, Callicebus nigrifrons. Here we report for the first time mobbing behaviour of red titi monkeys, Plecturocebus cupreus (previously Callicebus cupreus), as reaction to an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and a Boa constrictor. We also report other active anti-predator behaviours, such as alarm calling and approaching, as reactions to tayras (Eira barbara) and raptors. Our observations provide additional evidence for sex differences in anti-predator behaviour, possibly related to the evolution and maintenance of social monogamy.
- Issue Date
- 2019
- Journal
- Primate Biology
- eISSN
- 2363-4715
- Language
- English
