Clinical and parasitological evaluation of White-footed Tamarins (Primates: Cebidae: Saguinus leucopus) from two free-range populations located in San Carlos and San Rafael (Antioquia, Colombia)¤/Valoración clínica y parasitológica del tití gris (Primates: Cebidae: Saguinus leucopus) en dos poblaciones naturales presentes en San Carlos y San Rafael (Antioquia, Colombia)/Valoração clínica e parasitológica do sagui cinza (Primates: Cebidae: Saguinus leucopus) em duas populações naturais que se enc

While much of the natural history of Neotropical primates has been revealed through studies conducted in captive individuals, environmental factors may impose ecological and physiological differences in free-range populations. For the white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) , a primate endemic to N...

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Published inCES medicina veterinaria y zootecnia Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 68
Main Authors Acevedo-Garcés, Yuliet Andrea, Álvarez-Cardona, Johnatan, Vargas-Valencia, Vanesa, Hernández-Castro, Carolina, García-Montoya, Gisela M, Soto-Calderón, Iván Darío
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medellín Universidad CES 01.01.2014
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Summary:While much of the natural history of Neotropical primates has been revealed through studies conducted in captive individuals, environmental factors may impose ecological and physiological differences in free-range populations. For the white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus) , a primate endemic to Northwest Colombia, physiological parameters that have been assessed in captivity still remain to be measured in free-range populations. In order to diagnose the health status of this species in a natural environment, the researchers assessed several external traits, measured hematological and blood-chemistry values, and characterized the parasite community of two natural populations. Despite the identification of eleven different parasite taxa and wide distribution of filaria and Trypanosoma spp., they failed to detect signs of poor health condition. Substantial differences were found between captive and free-range tamarin populations in the composition of their parasite communities. The results revealed a high diversity of parasites and elevated rates of parasitic infections in natural populations of S. leucopus, that do not seem to be associated with indicators of health conditions.
ISSN:1900-9607
1900-9607