| habitat use, population density and subgrouping pattern of the yucatan spider monkey (ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) in quintana roo, mexico. | | 1999 | 10050069 |
| sex differences in the social behavior of wild spider monkeys (ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis). | competition for resources and the need for cooperation are reported to affect patterns of social interactions and thus the quality of social relationships in primates. relationships may be described as high quality when both individuals behave in a way that benefits their partner. we investigated the distribution of a wide range of social behaviors across sex partner combinations of adult spider monkeys with specific reference to contested resources. data were collected from two communities of w ... | 2009 | 18942094 |
| age related variation in male-male relationships in wild spider monkeys (ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis). | in social organizations characterized by male philopatry, social relationships between males are argued to be the strongest. little is known about the social relationships of philopatric male spider monkeys. to address this limitation, we investigated social relationships among individually recognized wild adult male spider monkeys from two well-habituated communities in the yucatan peninsula, mexico, focusing on affiliative behaviors important in regulating male social relationships, including ... | 2011 | 21881958 |
| site fidelity in space use by spider monkeys (ateles geoffroyi) in the yucatan peninsula, mexico. | animal home ranges may vary little in their size and location in the short term but nevertheless show more variability in the long term. we evaluated the degree of site fidelity of two groups of spider monkeys (ateles geoffroyi) over a 10- and 13-year period, respectively, in the northeastern yucatan peninsula, mexico. we used the local convex hull method to estimate yearly home ranges and core areas (defined as the 60% probability contour) for the two groups. home ranges varied from 7.7 to 49.6 ... | 2013 | 23675427 |
| spider monkey (ateles geoffroyi) travel to resting trees in a seasonal forest of the yucatan peninsula, mexico. | resting by primates is considered an understudied activity, relative to feeding or moving, despite its importance in physiological and time investment terms. here we describe spider monkeys' (ateles geoffroyi) travel from feeding to resting trees in a seasonal tropical forest of the yucatan peninsula. we followed adult and subadult individuals for as long as possible, recording their activities and spatial location to construct travel paths. spider monkeys spent 44% of the total sampling time re ... | 2016 | 28135714 |