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Pitheciid vocal communication: what can we say about what they are saying?

Autores

Bruna Bezerra1,7*, Cristiane Cäsar2,3, Leandro Jerusalinsky4, Adrian Barnett5,6, Monique Bastos1,

Antonio Souto1, Gareth Jones7

Ano de Publicação
2017
Categoria
PESQUISA AVALIAÇÃO E MONITORAMENTO DA BIODIVERSIDADE
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ABSTRACT

The variation in ecological traits in pitheciids allow investigation of vocal communication across a range of social and acoustic circumstances. In this review, we present a summary of the history of pitheciid vocal studies, and review i) the status of current knowledge of pitheciid vocal repertoire sizes, ii) how much we understand about the context of different acoustic signals, and iii) how can we potentially use our knowledge of vocalizations in animal welfare practices. The repertoires described for titi monkeys and sakis have the expected sizes for these genera, considering their relatively small social group sizes. However, uacari groups can contain over 100 individuals, and a larger vocal repertoire than the ones described would be expected, which could be a consequence of the fissionfusion social system where the large group divides into smaller subgroups. Nevertheless, vocal repertoires exist for only about 12% of the pitheciid species and nothing is known, for example, concerning call ontogeny. We hope that this study will act as a reference point for researchers interested in investigating vocal behaviour in pitheciids, thus, optimising both funding focus and, researcher’s time and effort. Also, we hope to help defining methodologies and strategies for the conservation and management of pitheciid monkeys. 

Keywords: Vocal Repertoires; Meaning Attributed Calls; Alarm Calls; Conservation Methods; Playback Survey; Welfare Practices.

Tipo de publicação
Publicações periódicas (revistas, jornais, boletins)
Local da publicação
IISSN 22384782 ethnobioconservation .com
Nº da edição ou volume
Ethnobiology and Conservation 2017, 6:15 (16 September 2017) doi:10.15451/ec2017096.15118
Editora
Admin Ethnobiology and Conservation Ulysses Albuquerque, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Brazil Romulo RN Alves, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Brazil Itamar Barbosa de Lima, Brazil
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