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Phylogeny and phylogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri) based on cytochrome b genetic analysis.
American journal of primatology - 1 Mar 2010
Lavergne Anne, Ruiz-García Manuel, Catzeflis François, Lacote Sandra, Contamin Hugues, Mercereau-Puijalon Odile, Lacoste Vincent, de Thoisy Benoît
Abstract excerpt
Squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri) are distributed over a wide area encompassing the Amazon Basin: French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana, together with Western Panama and Western Costa Rica. The genus Saimiri includes a complex of species and subspecies displaying considerable morphological variation. Taxonomic and systematic studies have identified, in this genus, one to seven species comprising up to 16 subspecies....
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