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ABSTRACT Wildlife captive populations are important tools for threatened species conservation, and early identification of diseases must be prioritized. In this study, we test for the presence of anti‐Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in non‐human primates at a Zoo from Pernambuco State, Brazil.
Marcio André Silva +5 more
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ABSTRACT The emergence of anthelminthic resistance is a well‐documented phenomenon in livestock and companion animals. Given the scarcity of new antiparasitic drugs, the implementation of effective, holistic anthelminthic control strategies is critical to preserving the efficacy of existing treatments.
Stalder Sandro, Hatt Jean‐Michel
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Saimiri boliviensis (I. Geoffroy and de Blainville, 1834). Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 3:89. TYPE LOCALITY: Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Rio San Miguel, Guarayos Mission. DISTRIBUTION: Upper Amazon in Peru; SW Brazil; Bolivia.
Colin P. Groves
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A Herpes saimiri oncogene causing peripheral T-cell lymphoma in transgenic mice
Herpesvirus saimiri is an oncogenic virus causing rapid T-cell lymphomas in New World primates and rabbits. Deletion analysis of one strain of H saimiri has indicated an open reading frame, StpA, necessary for oncongenicity in monkeys.
Kirchner, T. +7 more
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ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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Testing the Energetics of Gestation and Growth Hypothesis for Human Secondary Altriciality
ABSTRACT The pronounced neurological immaturity, yet increased birthweight of human neonates relative to other primates, known as secondary altriciality, is traditionally attributed to obstetric constraints arising from pelvic adaptations for bipedal locomotion and childbirth—the so‐called obstetrical dilemma.
Cédric Cordey +2 more
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Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate [PDF]
The squirrel monkey, Saimiri, is a pan-Amazonian Pleistocene radiation. We use statistical phylogeographic methods to create a mitochondrial DNA-based timetree for 118 squirrel monkey samples across 68 localities spanning all Amazonian centers of ...
Pinho, GM +35 more
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Saimiri Voigt, 1831. In Cuvier, Das Thierreich, 1:95. TYPE SPECIES: Simia sciurea Linnaeus, 1758. SYNONYMS: Chrysothrix, Pithesciurus. COMMENTS: Placed in a separate subfamily Saimirinae by Hershkovitz (1970a) and Napier (1976).Published as part ...
Colin P. Groves
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There are potential advantages of housing primates in mixed species exhibits for both the visiting public and the primates themselves. If the primates naturally associate in the wild, it may be more educational and enjoyable for the public to view ...
Buchanan-Smith, Hannah +12 more
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Transformation by Herpesvirus Saimiri
Sequences contained within the saimiri transformation- associated protein (STP) gene region of herpesvirus (h), saimiri strain plays an important and necessary role in cell growth transformation by the virus.
Ronald C. Desrosiers +3 more
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