Sexual dimorphism in the squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Saimiri ustus (I. Geoffroy, 1844) (Primates, Cebidae)

Sexual dimorphism in the squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Saimiri ustus (I. Geoffroy, 1844) (Primates, Cebidae)

Causes 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. Here we describe a peculiar coat color characteristic in the squirrel monkey that is present only...

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Main Authors: B. Goldschmidt, A. Mota-Marinho, C. Araújo-Lopes, MA. Brück-Gonçalves, D. Matos-Fasano, MC. Ribeiro-Andrade, LW. Ferreira-Nascimento, J. Simmer-Bravin, D. Monnerat-Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
coat color
non-human primates
sexual maturity
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