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TROPICAL CONSERVATION FUND

The tropical conservation fund
​Team Musmuqui Research

Our projects take us to some of the most remote places on the planet in order to learn more about rare, endangered, and ecologically important species, document human impacts on the planet, and work with local partners to protect habitat and wildlife. 
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Photo credit: Jessica Suarez





We conduct field-based wildlife research in the neotropics, including:
  • Conservation genomics and taxonomy
  • Primate ecology, conservation biology, and behavioral studies
  • Wildlife parasitology and disease ecology
  • Habitat analysis, ecological niche modeling, population viability analysis​
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​Night Monkey Research, Peru

Discover some of our ongoing research with the black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps) in the Manu Biosphere of southeastern Amazon, Peru.

Publications

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Check out our recent night monkey research:
Species distribution modeling and conservation assessment of the black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps) – A species of Least Concern that faces widespread anthropogenic threats
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Molecular characterization of Blastocystis in captive and free-ranging New World Primates Platyrrhini, Primates

​Intestinal parasitism in free-ranging black-headed night monkeys, Aotus nigriceps, of Southeastern Peru

Habitat use, fruit consumption, and population density of the black-headed night monkey, Aotus nigriceps, in Southeastern Peru​

Spatial variation in black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps) vocalizations​

​Bioacoustics of the black-headed Night Monkey, Aotus nigriceps

Night Monkey (or Owl Monkeys)

  • Night monkeys are the only nocturnal monkey;  however there are nocturnal prosimians (primitive primates) including tarsiers, slow loris, mouse lemurs and galagos
  • Night monkeys are one of a handful of monogamous primates, living in groups of 2-6 individuals (2 parents, subadults, and babies)
  • Males often provide childcare for the young, carrying infants on their back as they travel at night as a family in search of food
TCF conducts research into the bioacoustics, behavior, habitat, and parasitology of night monkeys (Aotus) across the Amazon Basin.
​(Photos by Jessica Suarez)
Want more details about our research, visit Primates, Parasites, and Conservation Biology.
Details about upcoming expeditions, visit Expeditions.
Have what it takes to be on Team Musmuqui? Join us as a volunteer or intern?
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  • Our Mission
    • Tropical Conservation Fund: What's New?
    • Partners and Collaborators
  • Education
    • Conservation Biology Certification
    • Summer Online Courses - SUNY ESF
  • Research
    • Night monkeys (Aotus)
    • Night Monkey Genomics
  • Tropical Conservation Review
    • Author Contributions
    • Rivers as Drivers of Molecular Divergence and Taxonomic Complexity in the Amazon Basin
    • Biodiversity Loss
    • Conservation Solutions
    • UN biodiversity conference (Cop16)
    • Biodiversity and Climate Change >
      • Planetary crises: climate change and biodiversity loss
    • Socio-bioeconomies
    • Get Involved: Politics and Biodiversity
    • Noise Impacts on Wildlife and People
    • Deforestation >
      • Amazon Deforestation
    • Biodiversity and Extinction >
      • Amazon Extinction Crisis
      • Extinction Crisis
      • Extinction Crisis: Vietnam
      • Consumption and Biodiversity Loss
    • Agricultural Adaptation and Biodiversity
    • Half Earth and Rewilding Initiatives for Biodiversity Conservation
    • Amazon Wildfires
    • True Cost and Ecosystem Services >
      • Deep Ecology >
        • Intrinsic Value
        • Wilderness
    • Carbon Footprint
    • Impact of Climate Change on Nature
    • Palm Oil and Extinction
    • Palm Oil
    • Infectious Disease Outbreaks
    • Plastics and Wildlife
    • Human Population Growth
  • Expeditions
    • Rainforest Diaries >
      • Rainforest Diaries: Chapter 1
      • Rainforest Diaries: Chapter 2
      • Rainforest Diaries: Chapter 3
    • Madre de Dios - Kosnipata
    • Madre de Dios - Puerto Maldonado
    • Field Guides
  • Certification
  • How to Help
    • Buy Biodiversity Credits
    • Biodiversity Certification >
      • TCF Biodiversity Green-Standard
      • TCF Biodiversity Credits (Biocredits)
      • TCF Business Offset
      • FAQ Biodiversity Certification Program
      • Calculate Ecological Footprint
    • Volunteer Positions