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Authors
Jasso-del Toro, Cristina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5338-5632
Smith Aguilar, Sandra E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2209-5496
Ruiz Velasco, Silvia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-2368
St-Amant, Xavier
Aureli, Filippo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0671-013X
Calmé, Sophie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0818-3932
Schaffner, Colleen M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8574-1814
Ramos-Fernandez, Gabriel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3905
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
SECIHTI (CB-2014-237296)
SECIHTI (CB-2014-237296)
SECIHTI (CF-2019-263958; CB-2010-157656)
National Geographic Society
The Chester Zoo
The Leakey Foundation
The Wenner-Gren Foundation (6773)
The Wenner-Gren Foundation (6773)
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Article History
Received: 20 April 2025
Revised: 19 December 2025
Accepted: 31 December 2025
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
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: This research adhered to Mexican law and complied with protocols approved by the Mexican environmental authority (SEMARNAT), under research permits from the Dirección General de Vida Silvestre (00910/13, 02716/14, 10405/15 and 03005/19). These permits authorized our research on a wild population of Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (an endangered species) within a protected area in Mexico for the duration of our study. The study also adhered to the ASAB/ABS Guidelines for the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in research. Data collection was exclusively observational; therefore, none of the researchers had any direct interaction with the studied animals that could cause disturbance. The study group was continuously studied from 1997 to 2020, and thus, the researchers were a normal presence for the study animals.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
