title: Infanticide in wedge-capped capuchin monkeys, Cebus olivaceus.
abstract: Three cases of infanticide are reported from a well-studied population of wedge-capped capuchin monkeys, Cebus olivaceus, located in the Venezuelan llanos. For each case, we examined the social context and the consequences to the reproductive success of the infanticidal male. In 1 case, the male probably killed his own son. In 2 cases, the male killed an unrelated animal. In all 3 cases, the female conceived in the following breeding season, but in only 1 case did the infanticidal male possibly enhance his own reproductive success. These data are interpreted in the light of current hypotheses for infanticide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildlife and Range Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srikosamatara
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002427:Cebidae / Q000523:psychology*; D002428:Cebus / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male