TY - JOUR
T1 - Pitheciid vocal communication
T2 - What can we say about what they are saying?
AU - Bezerra, Bruna
AU - Cäsar, Cristiane
AU - Jerusalinsky, Leandro
AU - Barnett, Adrian
AU - Bastos, Monique
AU - Souto, Antonio
AU - Jones, Gareth
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The variation in ecological traits in pitheciids allow investigation of vocal communication across a range of social and acoustic circumstances. In this review, we present a summary of the history of pitheciid vocal studies, and review i) the status of current knowledge of pitheciid vocal repertoire sizes, ii) how much we understand about the context of different acoustic signals, and iii) how can we potentially use our knowledge of vocalizations in animal welfare practices. The repertoires described for titi monkeys and sakis have the expected sizes for these genera, considering their relatively small social group sizes. However, uacari groups can contain over 100 individuals, and a larger vocal repertoire than the ones described would be expected, which could be a consequence of the fissionfusion social system where the large group divides into smaller subgroups. Nevertheless, vocal repertoires exist for only about 12% of the pitheciid species and nothing is known, for example, concerning call ontogeny. We hope that this study will act as a reference point for researchers interested in investigating vocal behaviour in pitheciids, thus, optimising both funding focus and, researcher's time and effort. Also, we hope to help defining methodologies and strategies for the conservation and management of pitheciid monkeys.
AB - The variation in ecological traits in pitheciids allow investigation of vocal communication across a range of social and acoustic circumstances. In this review, we present a summary of the history of pitheciid vocal studies, and review i) the status of current knowledge of pitheciid vocal repertoire sizes, ii) how much we understand about the context of different acoustic signals, and iii) how can we potentially use our knowledge of vocalizations in animal welfare practices. The repertoires described for titi monkeys and sakis have the expected sizes for these genera, considering their relatively small social group sizes. However, uacari groups can contain over 100 individuals, and a larger vocal repertoire than the ones described would be expected, which could be a consequence of the fissionfusion social system where the large group divides into smaller subgroups. Nevertheless, vocal repertoires exist for only about 12% of the pitheciid species and nothing is known, for example, concerning call ontogeny. We hope that this study will act as a reference point for researchers interested in investigating vocal behaviour in pitheciids, thus, optimising both funding focus and, researcher's time and effort. Also, we hope to help defining methodologies and strategies for the conservation and management of pitheciid monkeys.
KW - Alarm calls
KW - Conservation methods
KW - Meaning attributed calls
KW - Playback survey
KW - Vocal repertoires
KW - Welfare practices
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029586276&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15451/ec2017096.15118
DO - 10.15451/ec2017096.15118
M3 - Review article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:85029586276
SN - 2238-4782
VL - 6
JO - Ethnobiology and Conservation
JF - Ethnobiology and Conservation
M1 - 15
ER -