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Life-history characteristics of a wild population of vervets (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus) in Barbados,West Indies
Authors:J. A. Horrocks
Affiliation:(1) Department of Biology, University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies;(2) Present address: Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, St. James, Barbados, West Indies
Abstract:Life history data are presented for a population of vervets, Cercopithecusaethiops sabaeus, in Barbados, West Indies. The data were obtained from two habituated troops and from vervets captured during a large-scale trapping program. Individuals of known age from one troop were weighed periodically, and separate growth curves generated for males and females. The mean weight of captured adult females was 3.3 kg; that of adult males, 5.3 kg. The average age at sexual maturity is estimated at 34 months for females and 60 months for males. Vervets give birth throughout the year, but most infants are born between April and July. The average interbirth interval following a surviving infant is 11.8 months. The mortality of juveniles is heaviest between birth and 2 years of age and decreases thereafter. Males emigrate from their natal troops at sexual maturity and one incident of a juvenile female emigrating is reported.
Keywords:Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus   life history  growth  birth rate and seasonality  mortality
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