Reproduction of wild-caught tamarins (Saguinus mystax mystax) under laboratory conditions.
The reproductive performance of tamarins (Saguinus mystax mystax) under laboratory conditions was evaluated. Fifteen of 20 male-female pairs were fertile and produced 30 live births during an observation period of 3.5 years. Twenty-six breeders (65%) and 12 offspring (40%) more than 3 years old were alive at the termination of the reporting period.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000502:physiology; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000502:physiology; D001947:Breeding; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D012452:Saguinus / Q000502:physiology*