| habitat use, population density and subgrouping pattern of the yucatan spider monkey (ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) in quintana roo, mexico. | | 1999 | 10050069 |
| 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 |
| 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 |