Aotus

The tiny titi monkey (Callicebus moloch) also occurs here, and the gray-necked night monkey (Aotus infulatus) and spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) are endemic to this and the interfluve to the east.

Tapajós-Xingu moist forests 2008

The nine primates include howler monkeys Alouatta seniculus, night monkeys Aotus trivirgatus, titi monkeys Callicebus torquatus, black uakari Cacajao melanocephalus, weeper capuchins Cebus olivaceus, and white-faced sakis Pithecia pithecia.

Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

The gray-necked night monkey (Aotus infulatus) and spider monkey (Ateles marginatus) are endemic to this region and the interfluve to the west.

Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests 2008

Due to the extensive land use for cattle ranching in the ecoregion, there are various endangered animals including birds such as Rhea americana; mammals: Aotus azarae, Hydrochaerys hydrochaeris, Panthera onca, Blastocerus dichotomus, Ozotoceros bezoarticus, and Chrysocyon brachyurus; and reptiles: Acantochelys spixii and Eunecte notaeus.

Humid Chaco 2008

It contains monk saki Pithecia albicans, endemic bearded emperor tamarin Saguinus imperator, mustached tamarin S. mystax, night monkey Aotus nancymaae, titi monkey Callicebus dubius, all of which have narrow distribution.

Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil 2008

Also present are three other species of monkey including long-haired spider monkey Ateles belzebuth (VU), white-fronted capuchin monkey Cebus albifrons cuscinus (DD), night monkey Aotus trivirgatus and howler monkey Alouatta seniculus.

Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru 2008

Meanwhile, the nocturnal and incredibly large eyed Aotus may have a large brain because of the "ratchet effect," the tendency for brains to stay large once they've evolved to that size because of the cognitive advantages which presumably outweigh the metabolic cost of maintaining it.

Archive 2006-07-01 Field Notes 2006

Meanwhile, the nocturnal and incredibly large eyed Aotus may have a large brain because of the "ratchet effect," the tendency for brains to stay large once they've evolved to that size because of the cognitive advantages which presumably outweigh the metabolic cost of maintaining it.

Flies are More Interesting... Field Notes 2006

The winding narrow-leaved Kennedyas, Gnaphaliums in abundance; Aotus in low bushes.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830

Miura K, Zhou H, Muratova O, Keegan B, et al. (2006) Immunity to recombinant plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1): protection in Aotus nancymai monkeys strongly correlates with anti-MSP1 antibody titer and in vitro parasite-inhibitory activity.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008