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Allele frequencies and genetic diversity in two groups of wild tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) living in an urban forest fragment.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Dec 2005
Amaral Jeanne Margareth Jimenes, Simões Aguinaldo Luiz, De Jong David
Abstract excerpt
There have been numerous studies genetically characterizing Old World Primates using microsatellites. However, few studies have been made of New World species and none on free-ranging Cebus apella, even though it is probably the most widely distributed species of monkey in the New World. The paucity of studies is due, in part, to the lack of polymorphisms described for this species. We studied two groups of wild...
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