Growth of Marmoset Monkeys Callithrix jacchus in Captivity

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 266-272

  Peters, V M ^a   Guerra, M O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Callithrix jacchus; Captivity; Growth; Marmoset

Indexed keywords

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MARMOSET; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BODY WEIGHT; CALLITHRIX; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031630510     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021636     Document Type: Article

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