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Thomas R. Defler
Researcher at National University of Colombia
Publications - 65
Citations - 2102
Thomas R. Defler is an academic researcher from National University of Colombia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Animal ecology & Cebus albifrons. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 65 publications receiving 2028 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas R. Defler include University of Los Andes & Peace Corps.
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Riqueza, endemismo y conservación de los mamíferos de Colombia
Sergio Solari,Yaneth Muñoz-Saba,José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha,Thomas R. Defler,Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves,Fernando Trujillo +5 more
TL;DR: The list of Colombian mammal species based upon a new revision of specimens in the major collections within and outside the country and a compilation of recent taxonomic changes of species present in the country was published in the year 2000.
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Diet of a Group of Lagothrix Lagothricha Lagothricha in Southeastern Colombia
Thomas R. Defler,Sara B. Defler +1 more
TL;DR: Lagothrix lagothricha, classified by the IUCN as vulnerable, is a significant seed disperser throughout its extensive range and extinction of a population of Lagothrix is a major perturbation in its ecosystem.
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On the ecology and behavior of Cebus albifrons in eastern Colombia: I. Ecology
TL;DR: A-503 contact-hr study of a 35-member group of Cebus albifrons in eastern Colombia in 1977 and 1978 exhibited a level of terrestriality not reported for other New World primates.
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Primates of Colombia
Thomas R. Defler,Stephen D. Nash,César Landazábal Mendoza,Margarita Nieto Díaz,José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha,Anthony B. Rylands,Russell A. Mittermeier +6 more
TL;DR: The Primates of Colombia field guide as discussed by the authors is the result of field work conducted on Colombian primates both in and out of the country and includes twenty-eight primate species comprising forty-three taxa, of which fifteen taxa are only found in Colombia.
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Aspects of the ranging pattern in a group of wild woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha)
TL;DR: Day ranges differed significantly across months, but the only significant correlation tested was a positive relation with time spent “moving” in the activity budget, soil fertility, plant community differences, and other factors seem to influence ranging patterns.