Territorial Polemics: A Response to Roberts

Our recent paper Lledo-Ferrer et al . (International Journal of Primatology 32: 974–991, 2011 ) questioned the classic view of territoriality and chemical communication in wild callitrichids, saddleback tamarins ( Saguinus fuscicollis ). We suggested that rather than defending a territory or resourc...

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Published in:International journal of primatology 2012-08, Vol.33 (4), p.762-768
Main Authors: Lledo-Ferrer, Yvan, Peláez, Fernando, Heymann, Eckhard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animal communication
Animal Ecology
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Anthropology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Chemical communication
Chemosensory perception
Communication
Cost-benefit analysis
Evolutionary Biology
Human Genetics
Information
Life Sciences
Monkeys & apes
New World monkeys
Primatology
Saguinus fuscicollis
Territoriality
Territory
Zoology
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Summary:Our recent paper Lledo-Ferrer et al . (International Journal of Primatology 32: 974–991, 2011 ) questioned the classic view of territoriality and chemical communication in wild callitrichids, saddleback tamarins ( Saguinus fuscicollis ). We suggested that rather than defending a territory or resources, chemical communication was more likely to be a way of exchanging reproductive information between groups. Roberts (International Journal of Primatology 33, 2012 ). challenged this interpretation, considering that the results could more parsimoniously be interpreted as fulfilling a resource defense strategy. This response is intended to clarify some aspects of the debate and to suggest how further research could shed new light on the present polemics.
ISSN:0164-0291
1573-8604
DOI:10.1007/s10764-012-9605-4