This website was completed by John Doehring in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Biology 323, Animal Behavior, at Davidson College in the Spring Semester 2007.

Golden Lion Tamarin

(Leontopithecus rosalia)

References

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Bales, K.L., French, J.A. (2005).  “Social and reproductive factors affecting cortisol levels in wild female golden lion tamarins.”  American Journal of Primatology (67): 25-35.

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Photos:

I would like to express my gratitude to the following individuals for taking and allowing the use of their photographs:

Anne Savage
Lisa G. Rapaport
Richard Day
Roy Fontaine
R. Sim-Dumais

And everyone at the Primate Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/

Any questions regarding the content or design of this website should be sent to John Doehring or to Dr. Verna Case, Chair of the Biology Department at Davidson College.