Dissertation Research: Infant Parking Behavior in Spectral Tarsiers, Tarsius Spectrum, Sulawesi, Indonesia

这是一项在光谱迟钝、迟钝光谱中研究婴儿护理行为的建议。光谱眼镜蛇是一种小型的夜间食虫灵长类动物，只在印度尼西亚的苏拉威西岛上发现。幽灵眼镜蛇展示了一种非常不寻常的父母照顾策略，母亲用嘴巴运送她的幼崽，然后把它放在森林里的树枝上。有人提出，婴儿相对于母亲的体型特别大，使她无法像在大多数其他灵长类动物中观察到的那样，通过胸部或背部运输婴儿。这项研究的目的是确定婴儿被单独留下多长时间，如果其他小组成员照看停放的婴儿，停放的婴儿、母亲和其他小组成员之间的距离。此外，还将监测婴儿发育的其他方面，包括非常长的妊娠期。在无线电遥测设备的协助下，将实现对母亲的持续观察。

This is a proposal to study infant care behavior in the spectral tarsier, Tarsier spectrum. Spectral tarsiers are small, nocturnal, insectivorous primates found only on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Spectral tarsiers exhibit a very unusual parental care strategy whereby the mother transports her infant in her mouth ant then `parks` it on branches throughout the forest. It has been suggested that the exceptionally large size of the infant relative to the mother prevents her from transporting it on her chest or back as observed in most other primates. The goal of the study is to ascertain how long the infant is left alone, if other group members babysit parked infants, the distance between the parked infants, mothers and other group members. In addition, other aspects of infant development, including a very lengthy gestation period, will be monitored. Continuous observations of mothers will be accomplished through the assistance of radio telemetry equipment.