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SMCC Introduction to Biology Project

Bibliography

Topics: Mophology of Wooly Monkeys

1. Hartwig, W. 2005. Implications of molecular and morphological data for understanding Ateline phylogeny.
2. Defler, T. 1999. Locomotion and posture in Lagothrix lagotricha. Folia primatologica, 70 (6): 313-327.
3. Smith RJ, Jungers WL. 1997. Body mass in comparative primatology. J Hum Evol 32(6):523-59.
4. Cant JGH, Youlatos D, Rose MD. 2001. Locomotor behavior of Lagothrix lagothricha and Ateles belzebuth in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador: general patterns and nonsuspensory modes. J Hum Evol 41(2):141-66.
5. Hartwig, W. 2005. Implications of molecular and morphological data for understanding Ateline phylogeny.

Outline

Morphology of Wooly Monkeys

Background/Shared [male/female] Data

• Prehensile Tail
• Arms/Legs Same Length
• Pseudo Opposable Thumb
• Size
  • Large (can weigh up to same as muriquis)
• Coat
  • Coloration
  • Thickness
• Age/Life Expectancy

Male

• Height
• Weight
• Other Differences

Female

• Height
• Weight
• Other Differences

Rough Draft

Morphology

Lagothrix lagotricha are closely related to Spider Monkeys and have a thick brown coat with dark gray appendages. The Woolly Monkey stomach area is black and their heads are light brown. The fur color is the same for both males and females. Different variation in color is used to decern the different subspecies. Other physical similarities between the genders include a prehensile tail that assists in climbing as well as a pseudo opposable thumb. The proportion of arm and leg length is one to one. Woolly Monkeys are large weighing around seven kilograms. Males weigh 45% more than females on average; however, the height between genders is almost indistinguishable.

Peer Review

1. The structure is good

2. The information is non-bias

3. Citations are there

4. The sources are reliable

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