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Estacao Ecologica Do Tapacura

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Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Estacao Ecologica Do Tapacura (Established 1975)
Av. Dom Manoel Medeiros, S/N, Dois Irmaos , Recife , Pernambuco 52.171-900 Brazil
Director: Paulo Martins Phone: 55 (81) 441-5477 (branch line 375) Fax: 55 (81) 441-1583
Affiliations: Affiliated administratively with Pro Reitoria dos Campus Avancados

Mission: Investigation of the reproduction strategies of the common marmoset, "Callithrix jacchus", in a wild population at the ecological station of Tapacura, in Sao Lourenco De Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil. Social and sexual behavior repertoire of the members of various neighbor groups that form one population sample will be investigated, focusing on the interaction between these repertoire and ecological and social pressures. For this purpose, we will try to clarify the extension of the reproductive role of the female, the expression of the suppression of fertility's mechanisms, the investment of the adult male members in the care of the young, and the flux of individuals between social groups.

Principal Research Programs: Promotion of a long-term and systematic program, in a population sample: 1) of behavior sample collection; 2) of captures to identify the individuals of various groups and the peripheral individuals in the study area; 3) to take samples of different biological tissues for DNA fingerprinting for kin relationship

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Reproductive strategy; Sexual behavior; Marmoset ecology; Financial support usually available; Note: The Ecological Station of Tapacura is supported by the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco.

Number of Staff: Total (13)

Key Personnel: Paulo Martins, Director, 441-1583; Maria Adelia Oliveira Monteiro da Cruz, Coordinator of Marmoset Field Project, 268-6754, E-mail: maomcruz@prpgpg.ufrpe.anpe.br; Emideo de Oliveira Filho Cantideo, Rector of the UFRPE, 441-4577 (branch line 212); Marco Antonio Araujo de Andrade, Pro-rector for Campi, 441-4577 (branch line 375)

Species Supported: "Callithrix jacchus"

Associated Field Sites: Mata do Buraquinho, UFPB, Joao Pessoa / Paraiba - Brazil; EFLEX Nisia Floresta, UFRN, Natal / Rio Grande do Norte - Brazil

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: never

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