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PRIMATE SUPER-GROUPS? POLYSPECIFIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CAPTIVE MONKEYS

Russak, Samantha

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2006, Bachelor of Science, Miami University, College of Arts and Sciences - Zoology.
Polyspecific (or heterospecific or mixed-species) groups are quite common among animals and vary greatly in their frequency, function, structure, and duration. The interactions between species may be very dynamic or passive with no apparent direct interactions. In the wild polyspecific groups are driven together by foraging and predation pressures; in captivity, mixed-species groups can be more stimulating for the animals. This paper examines three mixed-primate exhibits at the Lincoln Park Zoo over a 12-week period. One of these exhibits was fortuitously in the process of gaining a third species and so comparative data of before, during, and after stages were used for an in-depth analysis. Results show that some species, in this case howling monkeys, are little affected by the presence or absence of another species, while others, in this case sakis, are greatly impacted.
William McGrew (Advisor)
34 p.

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  • Russak, S. (2006). PRIMATE SUPER-GROUPS? POLYSPECIFIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CAPTIVE MONKEYS [Undergraduate thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146073571

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Russak, Samantha. PRIMATE SUPER-GROUPS? POLYSPECIFIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CAPTIVE MONKEYS. 2006. Miami University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146073571.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Russak, Samantha. "PRIMATE SUPER-GROUPS? POLYSPECIFIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CAPTIVE MONKEYS." Undergraduate thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1146073571

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)