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Hybridization between Alouatta caraya and Alouatta guariba clamitans in captivity

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Hybridization between Alouatta spp. has been suggested at contact zones of A. palliata and A. pigra in Mexico and of A. caraya and A. guariba clamitans in Brazil and Argentina. Whereas genetic data confirmed hybridization between the former pair of species, hybrid individuals of the latter pair have been putatively identified on the basis of a mosaic pelage color. In this paper, we describe the first confirmed cases of hybridization between a female A. guariba clamitans and a male A. caraya. One hybrid male was born in 2007 and one hybrid female was born in 2009 with distinct coat colors. The male resembled the newborn color pattern characteristic of A. guariba clamitans, whereas the female resembled the newborn pattern of A. caraya. The birth and survival of the male hybrid for a year and a half indicated the viability of the heterogametic sex.

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We thank Liliana Cortés-Ortiz and an anonymous reviewer for constructive comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. JCBM also thanks the Brazilian National Research Council for a research fellowship (CNPq #306090/2006-6 and 303154/2009-8).

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  1. Laboratório de Primatologia, Faculdade de Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 Pd. 12A, Porto Alegre, RS, 90619-900, Brazil

    Anamélia de Souza Jesus & Júlio César Bicca-Marques

  2. Rua Desembargador Espiridião de Lima Medeiros, 71, Porto Alegre, RS, 91330-020, Brazil

    Hugo Eduardo Schunemann

  3. Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Av. Unisinos, 950, São Leopoldo, RS, 93022-000, Brazil

    Jackson Müller

  4. Criadouro Conservacionista Arca de Noé, Estrada do Mato Comprido, 1700, Morro Reuter, RS, 93990-970, Brazil

    Moira Ansolch da Silva

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de Souza Jesus, A., Schunemann, H.E., Müller, J. et al. Hybridization between Alouatta caraya and Alouatta guariba clamitans in captivity. Primates 51, 227–230 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-010-0192-8

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