The Owl Monkey Project

An interview with Dr. Fernandez-Duque, co-author of the Science Advances article "Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter"

El riesgo de extinción de los primates no humanos Treinta investigadores, pertenecientes a instituciones académicas repartidas a lo largo de todo el globo terráqueo, elaboraron un trabajo conjunto publicado en Science Advances en el que se llama la atención sobre la crisis que atraviesa la existencia de los primates, el pariente biológico más cerca...

Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque isn't the only anthropologist at Yale who researches fatherhood. We present our new audio series featuring five different takes on the 'Anthropology of Dad', including an interview about our own owl monkeys. Project member Ben Finkel brings you these pieces. ¡Escuchen!

Anthropology of Dad In honor of Father's Day we were curious to find out, just how come so many Yale anthropologists research fatherhood? In a set of interviews, we ask five experts and explore the different questions an

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Los primates de América del Sur tienen su origen en África Científicos de Argentina y Estados Unidos han descubierto en Perú los fósiles de primate más antiguos conocidos hasta la fecha. Hasta ahora, los registros fósiles más antiguos procedían de Bolivia y tenían unos 26 millones de años

Check out our new article on the importance of food, jealousy, and paternal care in the evolution of owl monkey monogamy.

Los invito a leer el articulo ya publicado en Natural History sobre la importancia del alimento, los celos y el cuidado paternal en la evolución de la monogamia en el mono mirikiná.

Link al articulo en castellano: http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/features/172829/amor-en-los-tiempos-del-mono

Love in the Time of Monkeys | Natural History Magazine Even though there is great diversity in the organization of human societies, we all fall in love. Many of us maintain long relationships with the person we love romantically—or, as biologists state it, establish pair bonds—and together we form families and raise children, albeit with different level…

This article includes owl monkeys among the "world's most romantic animals" and cites the recent paper on genetic monogamy in owl monkeys.

"Fernandez-Duque and his colleagues collected data on 15 species of mammals that were thought to be monogamous. They found that the less promiscuous the species were, the more time they spent with their children."

¿En tu opinión, cual es la mejor medida biológica de romance?

The world’s most romantic animals IF YOU thought it was hard to find a reliable partner then spare a thought for most of the creatures in the animal world where monogamy is extremely rare.