Owl monkeys are the only nocturnal primates in the New World and the only nocturnal
anthropoids. They concentrate their activities during the dark phase of the 24-h cycle, with …

Twenty years ago, Dominy and colleagues published “The sensory ecology of primate food
perception,” an impactful review that brought new perspectives to understanding primate …

Owl monkeys, genus Aotus, are distributed from Panama to the northeast of Argentina and
from the highlands of the Andes to the Atlantic coast. They are relatively small arboreal …

The subtropical populations of owl monkeys (Aotus) and some lemurs have flexible patterns
that include activity during both day and night. Early studies on the activity patterns of …

Despite close to three decades of genetic studies that have tried to resolve the precise
phylogenetic position of owl monkeys (genus Aotus) within the platyrrhine radiation, some …

Current evidence indicates that owl monkeys (Aotus spp.) have species-rich, flexible diets.
They can switch resources seasonally, consume ephemeral foods of many life forms, and …

Although studying communication among nocturnal primates is particularly challenging,
decades of research provide sufficient evidence to recognize that communication between …

Owl monkeys (genus Aotus) constitute a remarkable radiation of platyrrhine primates that
exhibit many lineage-specific adaptations and evolutionary innovations. Understanding the …