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Polymorphic color vision in captive Uta Hick's cuxiús, or bearded sakis (Chiropotes utahickae).
American journal of primatology - 1 Jan 2015
de Lima Eldianne Moreira, Pessoa Daniel Marques Almeida, Sena Leonardo, de Melo Aline Grasielle Costa, de Castro Paulo Henrique Gomes, Oliveira-Mendes Ana Cristina, Schneider Maria Paula Cruz, Pessoa Valdir Filgueiras
Abstract excerpt
The pitheciines (Chiropotes, Pithecia, and Cacajao) are frugivorous Neotropical primates that specialize on the predation of seeds from unripe fruits, usually cryptic against the foliage. However, little is known about the color vision distribution within this taxon, and even less about the abilities shared by these animals regarding discrimination of chromatic targets. The aim of this study was to evaluate the...
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