Vocalizations as a conservation tool: an auditory survey of the Andean titi monkey Callicebus oenanthe Thomas, 1924 (Mammalia: Primates: Pitheciidae) at Tarangue, Northern Peru

• Published in: Contributions to zoology (Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1995) Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Aldrich, Brooke Catherine, Molleson, Lucy, Nekaris, K.A.I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands Brill 2008; NCB Naturals
• Subjects: tropical Andes; song; crypsis; triangulation; primates

Titi monkeys (Callicebus), morphologically cryptic primates, have been difficult to survey using traditional sighting-based line transect methods. Callicebus-species regularly engage in loud, ritualized singing bouts, which could allow for the use of alternate, potentially more accurate call-based s...