Os sete primeiros meses de um infante de Alouatta guariba (Humboldt) (Primates, Atelidae): interações e desenvolvimento dos padrões comportamentais

摘要: The development of the interactions an infant primate with its mother and other members social group plays a special role in ethology demography species, consequences for their survive conservation. objective present study is to investigate Alouatta guariba (Humboldt, 1812) wild, behavior during first seven months age, remnant Araucaria Pine Forest Parana State, Brazil. Using method instantaneous scanning 5 min intervals, total 46 hours 15 minutes direct observation (555 individual records) showed that behavioral patterns four were characterized by high dependency, which decreased progressively until appearance typically juvenile behaviors remaining 3 months. records feeding on solid food, tail functionality allomaternal care also recorded discussed. This work contributes understanding ontogenetic poorly known aspect this thus more genus Lacepede, 1799.