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Callitrichinae

Known as: Callithricidae, Callitrichidae 
A subfamily in the family CEBIDAE that consists of four genera: CALLITHRIX (marmosets), CALLIMICO (Goeldi's monkey), LEONTOPITHECUS (lion tamarins… 
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12 relations

Broader (5)

AnthropoideaCallimiconinaeCeboideaHaplorhini

Narrower (3)

CallimicoCallithrixSaguinus
CebuellaIn BloodMicrobiologicalphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Gait parameter adjustments of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus, Callitrichidae) to locomotion on inclined arboreal substrates.
The influence of different substrate inclinations on gaits and metric gait parameters (relative forelimb and hind limb… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Explaining variation in maternal care in a cooperatively breeding mammal
Because of the necessity of lactation, mammalian mothers must perform at least a minimum amount of infant care. In cooperatively… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Does the milk of callitrichid monkeys differ from that of larger anthropoids?
The generalization that anthropoid primates produce dilute milks that are low in protein and energy is based primarily on data… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Foraging behavior and microhabitats used by black lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysopygus (Mikan) (Primates, Callitrichidae)
Foraging in the Black Lion Tamarin (L. chrysopygus Mikan, 1823) was observed in the Caetetus Ecological Station, Sao Paulo… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A Reexamination of the Phylogenetic Position of Callimico (Primates) Incorporating New Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data
Abstract. The New World monkeys are divided into two main groups, Callitrichidae and Cebidae. Callimico goeldii shares traits… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Studies on the evolution of multiple somatosensory representations in primates: The organization of anterior parietal cortex in the new world callitrichid, Saguinus
Because members of the New World family, Callitrichidae, are generally regarded as the most primitive of monkeys, we studied the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Social and physical maturation in captive lion Tamarins, Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia (Primates, Callitrichidae)
Hoage, R.J. Social and Physical Maturation in Captive Lion Tamarins, Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia (Primates: Callitrichidae… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Sexual dimorphism in responses to unfamiliar intruders in the tamarin, Saguinus oedipus
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Parent-Offspring Conflict and Sibling Competition in a Monogamous Primate
Taylor, H. M., R. S. Gourly, C. E. Lawrence, and R. S. Kaplan. 1974. Natural selection of life history attributes: an analytic… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Parental behavior in Saguinus fuscicollis ssp. (Callithricidae).
  • G. Epple
  • Folia primatologica; international journal of…
  • 1975
  • Corpus ID: 46806059
Carrying and nursing of infants were recorded in 7 groups during the first 40 days postpartum. All members of all groups… 
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