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Problems and Potentials for Primate Biology and Conservation in the New World
Problems and Potentials for Primate Biology and Conservation in the New World
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Thus the papers of the conference address the following important concerns of population biology of New World primates: distributions and absolute and relative abundances; relationship of group density, group size, and group structure of primate species to the total faunal community and the type and quality of forest; and human customs and governmental regulations relevant to persistent threats against primate populations, to primate exports, and to primate conservation. It is quite obvious that both the problems and suggested solutions are broadly applicable to primate conservation on other continents as well.
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According to Hernandez-Camacho and Cooper this is true for populations of Aotus trivirgatus, Saimiri sciureus, Callicebus molloch, Cacajao melanocephalus, Alouatta seniculus, Cebus albifrons, and Lagothrix lagotricha. The Baldwins found Cebus capucinus populations more endangered than Saimiri sciureus oerstedii in the areas of Chiriqui that they sampled.
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In these areas, forest tracts once rich in primates remain only as scattered plots or hedgerows, as has been discussed above. On the other hand HernandezCamacho and Cooper indicate an enormous range extension for Callimico goeldii, This primate, apparently never existing in high densities anywhere in its range, was previously documented only from small pockets in Peru and Brazil.
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In Chiriqui the rugged Burica Peninsula nevertheless shows fairly extensive cutting, though many moderately large forest tracts remain containing one or more of the species present -- cebus, howlers, and squirrel monkeys. In the remainder of the province, forests exist only as small pockets in swampy lowlands or in larger marshland tracts along the seacoast.
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can be duplicated for other species of New World primates in only a very few instances: Callicebus molloch ornatus (Mason, 1968) and Saimiri sciureus (Thorington, 1968)
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Individuals per Unit Area Biomass" (kg/ha) Remarks Ateles geoffroyi Santa Rosa I -20 110- 160/17 km2 0.3-0.5 Cebus capucinus (6-9/km2)
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. In addition, female rhesus monkeys are thought to have a much longer life span than females of most or all of the New World species of primates, though age to sexual maturity is about the same for rhesus and cebids.
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It is clear that both field research and theoretical developments in the study of population structure deserve to be carried forward to provide a strong foundation for conservation and for investigations into primate ethology. PRESSURES ON PRIMATE POPULATIONS Although little is known about the population biology of New World primates, humans inflict three extraordinary pressures on these species: We capture them for pets or experimentation.
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. CONCLUSION The reduction of primate populations and their biological support systems has fortunately found recognition in the emerging conservation movements in many Latin American countries.
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(It is clear that the tax must be assessed at the point of departure, or the possibility of irresistible wealth for the rural woodsman would quickly lead to the total extinction of all wild primates.) In theory, the export tax could then help pay for the education of legislators and rural people, the purchase of reserves, and the general management of primate resources.
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1968. Observations of squirrel monkeys in a Colombian forest.
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