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Self-anointing behaviour in captive titi monkeys (Callicebus spp.)
João Pedro Souza-Alves
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Department of Zoology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901, Brazil
Natasha M. Albuquerque
Post-graduate programme in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, 49100-000, Brazil
Luana Vinhas
Graduate in Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Salvador, Salvador, 41740-090, Brazil
Thayane S. Cardoso
Graduate in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, 49100-000, Brazil
Raone Beltrão-Mendes
Post-graduate programme in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, 49100-000, Brazil
Leandro Jerusalinsky
National Centre of Research and Conservation of the Brazilian Primates, Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, João Pessoa, 58010-480, Brazil
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These data come from the major study on gut passage with two primate species (Callicebus coimbrai and Callicebus barbarabrownae) enclosed in the Zoobotanical Park localized in the north-eastern Brazil. During the sampling period, we have decided to obtain self-anointing and laterality data. Due to the presence of large glands in C. coimbrai and C. barbarabrownae chests, we cautiously suggest that the use of Bauhinia may be linked to olfactory communication.
These data come from the major study on gut passage with two primate species (Callicebus...
