Brazilian Journal of BiologyCauses and implications of sexual dimorphism have been studied in several different primates using a variety of morphological characters such as body weight, canine length, coat color and ornamentation.
B. Goldschmidt +8 more
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Tissue-specific expression of squirrel monkey chorionic gonadotropin
, 2011 Pituitary gonadotropins LH and FSH play central roles in reproductive function. In Old World primates, LH stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone production in males.
Scammell, Jonathan G. +3 more
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Fairly flexible: brown-tufted capuchins and a squirrel monkey adjust their motor responses in a foraging task [PDF]
PeerJPrior research on non-human primates has produced contradictory results regarding behavioral flexibility and habit formation. Most observational studies of wild primates show flexibility in foraging behavior, whereas experimental data suggest captive ...
Renee C. Russell +3 more
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Modelling red squirrel population viability under a range of landscape scenarios in fragmented woodland ecosystems on the Solway plain, Cumbria [PDF]
To assess the viability of the red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris in fragmented woodlands on the Solway Plain we used a combination of Vortex population viability analysis and BEETLE (Biological and Environmental Evaluation Tools for Landscape Ecology ...
Stevenson-Holt, Claire D.
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The Electroencephalogram of the Squirrel Monkey /saimiri Sciureus/ in a Very High Magnetic Field [PDF]
, 1966 Electroencephalograms of squirrel monkey subjected to strong homogeneous and gradient magnetic ...
Beischer, D. E., Knepton, J. C., Jr.
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Cortisol metabolism in the Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis)
, 2006 New World squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) have high circulating cortisol levels but normal electrolytes and blood pressures. The goal of the present study was to gain insight into adaptive mechanisms used by Bolivian squirrel monkeys to minimize the ...
Gibson, Susan V. +8 more
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Veterinary SciencesIn September 2024, an acute hemorrhagic diarrhea occurred in a colony of captive ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) housed adjacent to an enclosure of squirrel monkeys in Henan Province, China. Three of the ring-tailed lemurs (1-year-old females) died, and
Chaowu Fu +5 more
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Stress amplifies sex differences in primate prefrontal profiles of gene expression
Biology of Sex Differences, 2017 Background Stress is a recognized risk factor for mood and anxiety disorders that occur more often in women than men. Prefrontal brain regions mediate stress coping, cognitive control, and emotion.
Alex G. Lee +9 more
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Endogenous retrovirus HC2 pol fragments in the squirrel monkey: expression, evolution, and phylogeny
, 2003 Human endogenous retrovirus HC2 is an incomplete provirus containing the entire gag and pol genes and a 3′ LTR, whereas the 5′ LTR and env gene are missing.
Byung Hwa Hyun +7 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American Blastomycosis) in a Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
, 1977 A female squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) had granulomatous lesions in the liver and colon. There were many fungal organisms in sections of liver and many of these organisms had multiple buds on their surface.
C. M. Lang, W. D. Johnson
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