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Neotropical Primates Field Studies and Conservation : Proceedings of a Symposium on the Distribution and Abundance of Neotropical Primates (1976) / Chapter Skim
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Movements of a Wild Night Monkey (Aotus trivirgatus)
Pages 32-34

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... These and other papers, however, lack data on the home ranges and activity patterns of Aotus that are important for estimating and censusing wild populations. With the increased use of Aotus in medical research in the United States (averaging 4.500 animals per year in 1968 and 1969)
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... Percentages indicate relative amounts of time the Aotus spent at night within and without the encircled areas. Broken lines indicate routes described in the text.
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... The animal could not have been followed without use of the radio equipment. Based on our experience with this animal, we feel that it would be feasible to conduct a detailed ecological study of wild Aotus by using radiotelemetry and probably impossible to conduct such a study without this field technique.
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  • barro colorado
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  • colorado island
  • approximately retraced

  • tory excursions
  • daylight hours
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  • explored outward
  • feeding sessions

  • detailed ecological
  • lines indicate
  • south american
  • daytime refuges
  • aotus spent

  • censusing wild
  • broken lines
  • rustrack recordings
  • trees served
  • cage approximately

  • rough outline
  • male aotus
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