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- Title
The Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Population at La Selva Research Station, Costa Rica: Comparing Censuses in 1992 and 2022.
- Authors
Johnson, Christopher Eric; Schreier, Amy L.; Ramírez, Orlando Vargas; Wasserman, Michael D.
- Abstract
A study published in the International Journal of Primatology compared the population of mantled howler monkeys at La Selva Research Station in Costa Rica in 1992 and 2022. The researchers conducted a follow-up census using acoustic triangulation and found that the number of howler monkey groups had increased from 15 in 1992 to 25 in 2022. This suggests a population growth and recovery from the effects of a yellow fever epidemic in the 1950s. The study highlights the importance of long-term protection and increasing connectivity for sustaining and bolstering primate populations.
- Subjects
COSTA Rica; MONKEYS; CENSUS; FOREST protection; YELLOW fever; LEGAL research; FRAGMENTED landscapes
- Publication
International Journal of Primatology, 2024, Vol 45, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0164-0291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10764-023-00409-z