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- Owl monkeys are the only nocturnal anthropoids: all species display either nocturnal or cathemeral activity patterns, and their level of nocturnal activity is influenced by the amount of moonlight.
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Sep 3, 2010 · Our results highlight the importance of the masking of circadian rhythmicity as a determinant of nocturnality in wild owl monkeys and suggest that the stimulatory effects of dim light in nocturnal primates may have been selected as an adaptive response to moonlight.
- Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Horacio de la Iglesia, Hans G. Erkert
- 2010
Put simply, changes in temperature and light make Azara’s owl monkeys the only anthropoid primate (monkeys, apes and humans) with a propensity for both early bird and night owl behavior.
Article: Moonstruck primates: owl monkeys (Aotus) need moonlight for nocturnal activity in their natural environment Primates show activity patterns ranging from nocturnality to diurnality, with a few species showing activity both during day and night.
Sep 14, 2016 · Owl monkeys are the only nocturnal anthropoids: all species display either nocturnal or cathemeral activity patterns, and their level of nocturnal activity is influenced by the amount of moonlight. All species are small-bodied, arboreal, and lack prominent sexual dimorphism.
- Margaret Corley, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque
- 2016
Sep 11, 2010 · Put simply, changes in temperature and light make Azara's owl monkeys the only anthropoid primate (monkeys, apes and humans) with a propensity for both early bird and night owl behavior.
Sep 14, 2023 · Fernández-Duque E, de la Iglesia H, Erkert HG (2010) Moonstruck primates: owl monkeys (Aotus) need moonlight for nocturnal activity in their natural environment. PLoS One 5(9):1–6. Article Google Scholar
Sep 3, 2010 · Our results highlight the importance of the masking of circadian rhythmicity as a determinant of nocturnality in wild owl monkeys and suggest that the stimulatory effects of dim light in...
