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Cotton-Top TamarinEducational resources on Cotton-Top TamarinCotton-Top Tamarin or Saguinus oedipus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to B1+2abcde, C2a . IUCN Profile of the Cotton-Top Tamarin Primate Factsheets: Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Taxonomy ... Life span: 13.5 years Total population: 1800 (captive), less than 1000 (wild) Regions: Colombia Gestation: 6 months (183 days) Height: 232 mm (M & F) Weight: 411 g (M), 430 g (F) pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/cotton-top_tamarin Primate Factsheets: Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Behavior Though cotton-top tamarins have been extensively studied in captivity, their social organization in the wild is not fully understood. Cotton-top tamarins are found in groups of pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/cotton-top_tamarin/behav THE COTTON TOP TAMARIN Bridgeman, B. (2002). "Animal Diversity Web: Saguinus oedipus (cotton-top tamarin)." from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Odle/odle.html/works%20cited.htm Primate Factsheets: Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) References The following references were used in the writing of this factsheet. To find current references for Saguinus oedipus, search PrimateLit. REFERENCES pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/cotton-top_tamarin/ref THE COTTON TOP TAMARIN Habitat/ Habitat Utilization. I mage courtesy of theWisconsin Primate Research Center (WPRC) Library . S. oedipus home range (in red) www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Odle/odle.html/habitat%20section... THE COTTON TOP TAMARIN Social Relationships . Image courtesy of Anne Savage . MALE/MALE or FEMALE/FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS: The cotton-top tamarin does not exhibit specific male/male or www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Odle/odle.html/social%20... Primate Factsheets: Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Conservation While they were exported for use in biomedical research in the tens of thousands in the 1960s and early 1970s, the cotton-top tamarin is now restricted from international trade and pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/cotton-top_tamarin/cons THE COTTON TOP TAMARIN ...http://www.csew.com/cottontop/SSP/Enghome.htm . The cohesive family group with a dominance hierarchy is adaptive for the cotton-top tamarin because they www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Odle/odle.html/summary.htm THE COTTON TOP TAMARIN Social System . http://www.csew.com/cottontop/SSP/Enghome.htm www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Odle/odle.html/social%20system%20... THE COTTON TOP TAMARIN Social cooperation/Altruism . Image courtesy of R. Sim-Dumais. Cotton-top tamarin's work together towards a common goal by performing cooperative www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Odle/odle.html/cooperation%20and...
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