Reproductive parameters of a captive colony of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from 1984 to 2006
Annarita Wirz, M. Cristina Riviello
Fondazione Santa Lucia
This paper presents the results of a demographic analysis of 22 years of data recorded on a colony of tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) in captivity at the CNR Primate Centre (Rome, Italy). Information is provided on reproduction, sex ratio, inter-birth interval (IBI), seasonality, and body weight. From 1984 to 2006, 46 live births were recorded. There were births in almost all months of the year, but a higher frequency was observed during spring and summer (71.1%). The sex ratio was 1:1 M:F for newborns and 1:1.06 M:F for surviving offspring. At birth, infants' average weight was 238.13 ± 37.51 g, i.e. 250 ± 56.79 g for males and 231 ± 26.08 g for females. Age at first birth for females ranged from 4.9 to 7 years (n = 9), while males achieved first paternity between the ages of 5 and 9.2 years (n = 6). Only one pair of twins was recorded during this period. For females, the mean IBI was 17.88 ± 1.84 months, when they reared infants, and 12.70 ± 1.73 months, when they did not rear offspring. Infant mortality within the first 2 months was 28.3%.
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Wirz, A., & Riviello, M. C. (2008). Reproductive parameters of a captive colony of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from 1984 to 2006. Primates, 49(4), 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-008-0097-y
Reproductive parameters of a captive colony of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from 1984 to 2006. / Wirz, Annarita; Riviello, M. Cristina.
In: Primates, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2008, p. 265-270.
Wirz, A & Riviello, MC 2008, 'Reproductive parameters of a captive colony of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from 1984 to 2006', Primates, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-008-0097-y
Wirz A, Riviello MC. Reproductive parameters of a captive colony of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from 1984 to 2006. Primates. 2008;49(4):265-270. doi: 10.1007/s10329-008-0097-y
Wirz, Annarita ; Riviello, M. Cristina. / Reproductive parameters of a captive colony of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) from 1984 to 2006. In: Primates. 2008 ; Vol. 49, No. 4. pp. 265-270.
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