GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION IN CAPTIVE TUFTED CAPUCHINS (CEBUS-APELLA)

We present data on weight and reproduction from a colony of tufted cap uchins monkeys (Cebus apella) over a 12 year period. The data constitu te a normative record for this species, Weight at birth averages 210 g , and infants gain weight rapidly. Females typically first conceived j ust after their fifth birthday, and males were fertile by 4 years, 5 m onths. Interbirth intervals average 576 days. Eighty-seven percent of live-born infants survived past 6 months. Three of eight live-born inf ants that died prior to 6 months succumbed from trauma inflicted by ca ge mates. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.