Sexual dimorphism in the squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Saimiri ustus (I. Geoffroy, 1844) (Primates, Cebidae);Dimorfismo sexual em micos-de-cheiro, Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758) e Saimiri ustus (I. Geoffroy, 1844) (Primates, Cebidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-174

  Goldschmidt, B ^a   Mota Marinho, A ^a   Araujo Lopes C ^a   Bruck Goncalves M A ^a   Matos Fasanoh, D ^a   Ribeiro Andrade, M C ^a   Ferreira Nascimento, L W ^a   Simmer Bravin, J ^a   Monnerat Nogueira, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coat color; Non human primates; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS; SAIMIRI USTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; MALE; SAIMIRI; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 65449168811     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842009000100022     Document Type: Article

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