Revisiting Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus) and the Ancient Maya

Two genera of nonhuman primates, howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) currently reside throughout the area inhabited by the modern Maya. Michael Coe (1978, 1989) suggested that the Classic Maya (A.D. 300-900) associated these monkeys, especially howle...

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Main Author: Mary Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Francophone de Primatologie 2014-02-01
Series:Revue de Primatologie
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/1683
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