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The history, taxonomy, and geographic origins of an introduced African monkey in the southeastern United States.
Primates; journal of primatology - 1 Jul 2021
Williams Deborah M, Almanza Sandra M, Sifuentes-Romero Itzel, Detwiler Kate M
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The origins and taxonomy of the introduced vervet monkey population in Dania Beach, Florida has been unconfirmed due to a lack of documentation and genetic research. Our goal was to determine the introduction history, species identification, and geographic origins of the monkeys. Through interviews, historical archives, and popular media, we traced the monkeys to an escape from the Dania Chimpanzee Farm in 1948....
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