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Authors

  • Carmem Alonso Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Simone Porfírio Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia - Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

This paper describes a case of lack of pair bond mechanism to form a monogamic pair in a captivity, and lack of the dominance relations usually observed in Callithrix, between twin females of Callithrix kuhli. A pair of twin, virgin females were housed with an unrelated male. Both females conceived twins, which were born 27 days from each other. The resulting 4 infants were carried comunitarily by both females, except at the end of the day, prior to sleeping, when each female her own offspring. The association index showed a stronger union between females than between any of them. and the male. This is different from the monogamic model, proper of the Callithrix mating strategy.

Author Biography

Simone Porfírio, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia - Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Bacharelado e Licenciatura) pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB. Mestrado em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB. Doutorado em Ecologia, conservação e manejo de vida silvestre pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

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Published

1993-01-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (1993)

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