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Age-specific, differential mortality occurs between male and female mantled howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata,on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. A peak in mortality between 5 and 7 years is seen in males but not infernales. Dates when howler cadavers have been found suggest a seasonal mortality, with peaks in July and perhaps also in December through January.
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Otis, J.S., Froehlich, J.W. & Thorington, R.W. Seasonal and age-related differential mortality by sex in the Mantled Howler monkey,Alouatta palliata . Int J Primatol 2, 197–205 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02739330
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