Frecuencia de enteroparásitos en primates Cebidae y Callitrichidae del Zoológico de Cali, Colombia: implicaciones zoonóticas [PDF]
Introducción. Los enteroparásitos pueden generar problemas en animales bajo cuidado humano en zoológicos y centros de acogida. Los animales silvestres presentan bajas cargas parasitarias, pero estas pueden ser mayores y llevar a manifestaciones clínicas ...
Jorge Iván Zapata-Valencia +6 more
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Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species [PDF]
Although the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the Saguinus mystax group.
Gerson Paulino Lopes +11 more
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Orbital asymmetries in tamarins of the genus Saguinus (Primates, Callitrichidae) [PDF]
The aim of this study was to analyse the orbital asymmetry in Saguinus skulls. The examination was conducted on 13 dry well-preserved skulls, belonging to different species of the genus Saguinus. The sample was studied by means of geometric morphological
Pere M. Parés-Casanova +1 more
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Vertical clinging and leaping induced evolutionary rate shifts in postcranial evolution of tamarins and marmosets (Primates, Callitrichidae) [PDF]
Background Callitrichids comprise a diverse group of platyrrhine monkeys that are present across South and Central America. Their secondarily evolved small size and pointed claws allow them to cling to vertical trunks of a large diameter.
Léo Botton-Divet, John A. Nyakatura
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Notes on the distribution and habitat use of marmosets (Callitrichidae: Mico) from south-central Amazonia [PDF]
Currently, 15 species of Amazon marmosets (genus Mico) are known to science. The Amazon marmosets occur primarily in southern Brazilian Amazonia, the arc of deforestation, and are among the least studied primates of the neotropics.
Rodrigo Costa‐Araújo +4 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Trypanosoma minasense Parasitism in Free-Living and Captive Invasive Marmosets (Callitrichidae, Primates) in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Hemoparasitism by T. minasense, T. devei, and T. cruzi has been reported in Callithrix jacchus and C. penicillata, which are invasive marmoset species in Rio de Janeiro. We aimed to investigate parasitism by Trypanosoma sp.
Diogo P. Coimbra +4 more
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Evidence of in situ hybridization between trans-Andean tamarin species (Callitrichidae, Oedipomidas) in northwestern Colombia [PDF]
We provide morphological and genetic evidence of the first known case of hybridization between the Cotton-top Tamarin (Oedipomidas oedipus) and the Geoffroy’s Tamarin (O. geoffroyi), which was incidentally found in the wild in northwestern Colombia, with
A. M. Pérez-Estrada +1 more
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High parasitism by Primasubulura jacchi (Ascaridida: Subuluridae) and infestation of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) in Callithrix jacchus (Primates: Callitrichidae) in Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is a neotropical primate widely distributed in Brazil and frequently associated with urban and peri-urban environments, a condition that favors exposure to different parasites.
Eduardo Henrique Amorim Silva +9 more
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Helminths of Wied’s marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii (Coimbra-Filho, 1985) (Primates: Callitrichidae)) from the Atlantic Forest, Southern Bahia State, Brazil [PDF]
Callithrix kuhlii is present in forest mosaics, edge habitats, and abandoned fields in the Atlantic Forest. In Bahia and Minas Gerais. This study aimed to identify helminths from C. kuhlii and relate them to the clinical data, weights, and indices of the
Aléxia David Santos Soares +5 more
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Phenotypic variation is common in vertebrates, especially if we consider geographic variations, however, mutations such as leucism, melanism, and albinism are not so common.
Victor Leandro-Silva +6 more
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