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Censusing Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capucinus in the Costa Rican Dry Forest
Censusing Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capucinus in the Costa Rican Dry Forest
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Heltne Censusing Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capucinus in the Costa Rican Dry Forest 4 Curtis Freese Comparison of Census Data on Alouatta palliata from Costa Rica and Panama 10 Paul G Heltne, Dennis C
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Not widely appreciated is the fact that these important species are under severe pressure due to the widespread destruction of their forest habitats. In an effort to emphasize the present status of primate populations, the organizers of this symposium invited participants who had done recent fieldwork in Central and South America.
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It seems likely that Alouatta inhabit almost exclusively evergreen forests in the park because they are largely folivores. During the dry season leaves are scarce in the deciduous forests, and the howlers are not mobile enough to regularly penetrate deciduous forests to reach fruiting trees.
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Steve Cornelius, and Keither Leber -- whose observations and helpful suggestions have added immensely to the content of this chapter. I also want to thank the director of the Costa Rica National Parks Department, Mario Boza, for his cooperation, and the administrator of Santa Rosa, Alvaro Ugalde, for his cooperation and valuable observations.
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