A record of diurnal birth and placentophagia in an urban-dwelling female black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya, Primates: Atelidae) in the City of Pilar, south-west Paraguay

A record of diurnal birth and placentophagia in an urban-dwelling female black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya, Primates: Atelidae) in the City of Pilar, south-west Paraguay

Placentophagia, the postpartum consumption of the afterbirth by a mother, is widespread among eutherian mammals and linked to both endocrinological and ecological advantages. However, its occurrence in urban-dwelling arboreal primates, including the genus Alouatta, is not well represented in the li...

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Main Authors: Rachel V. Taylor, Mikel Redin Hurtado, Matthew T. Owen, Rebecca L. Smith
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología (SCMas) 2023-12-01
Series:Mammalogy Notes
Subjects:
Behavioral flexibility
Diurnal birth
Urban environment
Acceso en liña:https://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/398

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