Observações preliminares sobre o sagüi, Callithrix humeralifer intermedius (Hershkovitz, 1977) em Dardanelos, rio Aripuanã, Mato Grosso

The recently discovered Callithrix humeralifer intermedius, occurs between the rios Roisevelt and Aripunã in Brazil. It is intermediate in colouration between the dark C.h. humeralifer and the pale C.h. chrysoleuca. This paper presents some preliminary observations of C.h. Intermedius in the wild from May to November 1978. They occupy dense primary forest, second growth and low white sand forest. Group size is between 4 and 13, the larger groups comprising more than one adult pair. One group, watched for 160.5 hours occupied a home range of 13.75 ha. during this period, travelling between 740 and 1500 metres during the day. Principal foods include small fruits, flowers, tree exudates and insects. Groups were observed with one pair of newborn infants during September and October, at the end of the dry season. Observations of social behaviour (including agonistic behaviour, grooming, tail coiling behaviour and scent marking), development of young, vocalizations, and potential predators are described.A Callithrix humeralifer intermedius ocorre entre os rios Roosevelt e Aripuanã, no sul da Amazônia. Este trabalho apresenta observações preliminares sobre o C.h. intermedius em ambiente natural de maio a novembro de 1978, em Dardanelos. Eles vivem na floresta primária densa, secundária e campinarana. O tamanho do grupo varia de 4 a 13 indivíduos, sendo que os maiores possuem mais do que um par de adultos. A área de uso de um grupo observado por 160,5 horas era de 13,75 hectares e durante este período percorriam entre 740 e 1500m durante o dia. Sua dieta inclui pequenos frutos, flores, resinas e insetos. Os grupos foram observados com um par de infantes durante os meses de setembro e outubro, ou seja no fim da estação seca. Alguns aspectos do comportamento social e predadores potenciais são descritos

Primate populations in continuous forest and forest fragments in Central Amazonia

Population densities of six primate species (Saguinus midas, Pithecia pithecia, Cebus apella, Chiropotes satanas, Alouatta seniculus and Ateles paniscus) were estimated in continuous forest and in isolated reserves (one of 100 ha and four of 10 ha). Saguinusdensities in the continuous forest were found to be low, probably due to the lack of edge habitat and second growth favoured by them; Pithecia, Cebus and Ateles populations are also low, possibly because of more widely distributed and/or less abundant food sources than is true for other Amazonian regions, although hunting in the past, particularly of Ateles may also be a contributing factor; and Chiropotes and Alouatta densities were found to be similar to those observed in other areas of Amazonas forests. Ateles and Chiropotes, which occupy ranges on the order of three km2 were excluded from the 100-ka reserve at the time of its isolation. Unfortunately populations were not known prior to isolation of this reserve but during isolation there remained four groups of Saguinus, two Pitheciagroups, one Cebus groups and five Alouatta groups. One Saguinus group disappeared two months later, and one year post-isolation the Cebus group also left the reserve. Single Alouatta groups survive in the isolated 10-ha reserves. Saguinus, present in the four 10-ha reserves following isolation, have disappeared from two of them. One 10-ha reserve retains a group of Pithecia.Atividades agropecuárias na floresta de terra-firme na Amazônia Central resultam invariavelmente em fragmentos de florestas isoladas. Em 1979, o Fundo de Vida Selvagem (WWF-US) em convênio com o lnstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA- CNPq) deu início ao Projeto "Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais", envolvendo estudos dos efeitos dessa fragmentação em áreas (reservas) de tamanhos diferentes no Distrito Agropecuário da SUFRAMA, Manaus. Seis espécies de primatas ocorrem na área Saguinus midas, Pithecia pithecia, Cebus apella, Chiropotes satanas, Alouatta seniculus e Ateles poniscus. Este estudo descreve densidades populacionais dessas espécies na floresta contínua (três reservas de 100 ha não isoladas), numa reserva isolada de 100 ha e em quatro reservas isoladas de 10 ha. A densidade, de Saguinus e baixa, provavelmente por causa da falta de mata de borda e de mata secundária preferidas pelo gênero; populações de Cebus e Ateles também são baixas, talvez pela distribuição escassa e/ou baixa abundância de alimento em comparação com outras regiões amazônicas, embora a caça no passado, especialmente de Ateles, talvez seja um fator contribuinte; e Chiropotes e Alouattaocorrem em densidades semelhantes às outras regiões de floresta amazônica. Grupos de Ateles e Chiropotes, que ocupam áreas de aproximadamente 3 km2, foram excluídos da reserva de 100 ha no momento de seu isolamento. Infelizmente, populações nessa reserva, antes de seu isolamento, não foram investigadas, mas durante a isolação permaneceram quatro grupos de Saguinus, dois grupos de Pithecia, um grupo de Cebus e cinco grupos de Alouatta. Um grupo de Saguinus desapareceu depois de um mê e o grupo de Cebus abandonou a reserva após um ano. Grupos únicos de Alouatta sobrevliem nas reservas isoladas de 10 ha. Indivíduos de Saguinus, embora presentes nessas reservas logo após isolação, desapareceram de duas delas. Uma reserva de 10 ha mantém ainda um grupo de Pithecia

Primate surveys and conservation assessments

From first paragraph: The conservation of the world’s primates demands basic, but elusive and hard-to-get, information. Enormous efforts are underway to accumulate this information, and the fortuitous selection of six papers in this issue of Oryx illustrates these endeavours, each highlighting the sort of information needed. Besides a basic understanding of the diversity of primates, we need to know where they live (their geography and habitat requirements) and in what numbers. Only with such data is it possible to identify and evaluate the threats to their continued existence. Field research on particular aspects of primate ecology, behaviour, reproduction and demography provide an understanding of how primates respond to these threats and what conservation measures will be possible, effective and appropriate.Output Type: editoria

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Brown howler monkey: alouatta guariba Humboldt, 1812

Alouatta guariba is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil and northeast Argentina. In the south, its distribution is limited by the Camaquã river basin (Printes et al. 2001) and to the north by the Paraguaçu river in the state of Bahia (Gregorin 2006; Neves et al. 2018). The western boundary is marked by the limits of the Atlantic Forest. It occurs in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul (Mendes et al. 2008, Bicca-Marques et al. 2018). In Argentina the species is limited to the province of Misiones (Agostini et al. 2017).Fil: Buss, Gerson. Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação dos Primatas; BrasilFil: Oklander, Luciana Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; ArgentinaFil: Bicca Marques, Júlio César. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Parana. Escola de Ciencias Da Vida.; BrasilFil: Hirano, Zelinda B.. Universidade Regional de Blumenau; BrasilFil: Chaves, Oscar M.. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Parana. Escola de Ciencias Da Vida.; BrasilFil: Mendes, Sergio L.. Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica; BrasilFil: Neves, Leonardo G.. Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz; BrasilFil: Melo, Fabiano R.. Universidade Federal de Viçosa.; BrasilFil: Rylands, Anthony B.. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Jerusalinsky, Leandro. Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação dos Primatas Brasileiros; Brasi

Primates in Peril: The world's 25 most endangered primates 2008-2010

Introduction Here we report on the fifth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of 25 primate species considered to be amongst the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of urgent conservation measures. The first was drawn up in 2000 by the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, together with Conservation International (Mittermeier et al. 2000). The list was subsequently reviewed and updated in 2002 during an open meeting held during the 19th Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) in Beijing, China (Mittermeier et al. 2002). That occasion provided for debate among primatologists working in the field who had first-hand knowledge of the causes of threats to primates, both in general and in particular with the species or communities they study. The meeting and the review of the list of the World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates resulted in its official endorsement by the IPS, and became as such a combined endeavor of the Primate Specialist Group, the IPS, and Conservation International. A third revision was carried out at a meeting in August 2004, at the 20th Congress of the IPS in Torino, Italy (Mittermeier et al. 2006). The fourth, covering the biennium 2006–2008, was the result of a meeting held during the 21st Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS), in Entebbe, Uganda, 26–30 June 2006 (Mittermeier et al. 2007)

Primates in peril: The world's 25 most endangered primates, 2006-2008

From first paragraph: Here we report on the fourth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of 25 primate species considered to be amongst the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of urgent conservation measures. The first was drawn up in 2000 by the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, together with Conservation International (Mittermeier et al. 2000). The list was subsequently reviewed and updated in 2002 during an open meeting held during the 19th Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) in Beijing, China (Mittermeier et al. 2002). That occasion provided for debate among primatologists working in the field who had first-hand knowledge of the causes of threats to primates, both in general and in particular with the species or communities they study

Primates in peril: The world's 25 most endangered primates, 2006-2008

From first paragraph: Here we report on the fourth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of 25 primate species considered to be amongst the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of urgent conservation measures. The first was drawn up in 2000 by the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, together with Conservation International (Mittermeier et al. 2000). The list was subsequently reviewed and updated in 2002 during an open meeting held during the 19th Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) in Beijing, China (Mittermeier et al. 2002). That occasion provided for debate among primatologists working in the field who had first-hand knowledge of the causes of threats to primates, both in general and in particular with the species or communities they study