Rensch’s and Bergmann’s Rules in Cis-Andean South-American Howler Monkeys (Mammalia:Alouatta )

Hystrix

Jamile de Moura Bubadué¹ 

关键词: howler monkeys;    body size;    Rensch's rule;    Bergmann's rule;   

DOI  :  10.4404/hystrix-00052-2018

学科分类：动物科学

来源: Associazione Teriologica Italiana

【 摘 要 】

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) are large folivorous primates living in South America. We tested for the application of both Rensch’s rule and Bergmann’s rule to body size variation in Alouatta. We found that Rensch’s rule does apply in howlers. In Alouat

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC