The mother's participation in infant carrying in captive groups of Leontopithecus chrysomelas and Callithrix jacchus

Callithrix and Leontopithecus exhibit ecological differences that have implications for the patterns of infant care. In C. jacchus, which uses a small home range because it depends mainly on plant exudates, infants can forage independently early in their life. L. chrysomelas, which feeds mainly on f...

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Published in:	Folia primatologica Vol. 70; no. 3; p. 146
Main Authors:	Souza de Oliveira, M, Lopes, F A, Alonso, C, Yamamoto, M E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland 01-05-1999
Subjects:	Animals Callithrix - physiology Callitrichinae - physiology Dependency (Psychology) Female Helping Behavior Housing, Animal Male Maternal Behavior - physiology
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