On the way to systematize habituation: a protocol to minimize the effects of observer presence on wild groups of Leontocebus lagonotus

Habituation is used in most field research with primates to minimize observer effects on their behavior. Despite its importance, there is little published on the methods used to habituate different taxa of primates or how these methods vary in different habitat types. We assessed changes in behavior...

• Main Author: Vicente Alonso, Sara (author)
• Other Authors: Sanchez Sanchez, Lidia (author), Álvarez Solas, Sara (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Habituation; Habituation protocol; Leontocebus lagonotus; Observer effects; Saddleback tamarins
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-020-00877-4; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/417