Aspectos biológicos e técnicas de reprodução assistida em primatas do novo mundo do gênero sapajus: revisão de literatura.

Abstract

The Sapajus genus primates are among the most intelligent primates in the New World and, because of this, linked to the growing demand for these animals as pets and the great degradation of their environment that has forced the enclosure of these animals in forest fragments, research on reproduction of these animals in captivity are necessary and of great relevance to guarantee, support in the preservation, distribution of genetic diversity, as well as to enable the subsistence of a biologically viable population. Thus, and taking into account the behavioral, physiological and social characteristics of these animals, the objective of this work was to carry out a literature review on the reproductive system of female primates of the species Sapajus libidinosus and the biotechnologies used for the reproduction of these animals, due to the difficulties in the reproductive area of captive primates. A systematic literature review was carried out on the female reproductive system of the yellow capuchin monkey (Sapajus libidinosus) and the biotechnologies used for the reproduction of this species, bringing together the main works on the reproduction of capuchin monkeys published, mostly, in the last 30 years. Reproduction in captive primates is of fundamental importance for the conservation of species, therefore, it is essential to use differentiated biotechnologies that are adapted to the different characteristics of primate species, increasing the reproduction rate, positively influencing their conservation, furthermore, due to the limited resources used for reproduction, studies about it become scarce.