INVESTIGADORES
NIEVES Mariela
artículos
Título:
Intra and interspecific variation in cranial morphology on the southernmost distributed Cebus (Platyrrhini, Primates) species.
Autor/es:
ARÍSTIDE, LEANDRO; SOTO, IGNACIO M.; MUDRY, MARTA D.; NIEVES, MARIELA
Revista:
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Año: 2013 p. 1 - 7
ISSN:
1064-7554
Resumen:
Capuchin monkeys (Cebus) are one of the genera with the widest distribution among Neotropical primates (New World Monkeys, Platyrrhini), accompanied by an elevated genetic, phenotypic, behavioral, morphological, and ecological diversity, both at the interspecific and population levels. Despite being one of themost studied primate genera, this high diversity has led to a particularly complex and controversial taxonomy. In this contribution, we explored the patterns of skull size and shape variation among the southernmost distributed populations of Cebus using three-dimensional geometric morphometric techniques. Results showed a marked morphological differentiation (in size and shape) between previously recognized species (C. nigritus and southern C. libidinosus), and also among C. libidinosus populations, which were quantitatively related with the geographic distance between them. This pattern supports a differentiation between the northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia and Paraguay forms. Other taxonomic implications are also discussed.