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Orang-utan <Sumatran orangutan>

Known as: Sumatran Orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus abeli, Pongo pygmaeus abelii 
A species of orangutan, family HOMINIDAE, found in the forests on the island of Sumatra.
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2017
2017
Limits of Spatial Vision in Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii)
Although research with animals is often done under the assumption that visual abilities are similar across species, the visual… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Comparative assessment of handedness for a coordinated bimanual task in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus).
Hand preferences for a coordinated bimanual task were assessed in a sample of 31 captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and 19… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
NK Cell Receptors of the Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus): A Pivotal Species for Tracking the Coevolution of Killer Cell Ig-Like Receptors with MHC-C1
CD94, NKG2, Ly49, and killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) expressed by orangutan peripheral blood cells were examined by cloning… 
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Sexual dimorphism in primate neonatal body mass.
Data were collected on neonatal body mass for 109 primate species. For 23 species with sample sizes of nine or more for each sex… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Hand preferences in captive gorillas, orang‐utans and gibbons
Hand preference was assessed in 12 gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), 13 orang‐utans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii), and 9 gibbons… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Tarsius delta- and beta-globin genes: conversions, evolution, and systematic implications.
Comparisons between duplicated genes have shown that gene conversions play an important role in the evolution of multigene… 
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
Functional differences in the skeleton of wild and captive orang-utans and their adaptive significance
1983
1983
Size and shape of the mandibular condyle in primates
The relationships between the size of the articular surface of the mandibular condyle and masticatory muscle size, tooth size… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
Morphological abnormalities in spermatozoa of man and great apes
HUMAN semen has long been known to differ from that of any other mammal in the high proportion of abnormal spermatozoa that it… 
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1957
Highly Cited
1957
The descriptive use of discriminant functions in physical anthropology
The evolutionary status of the fossil Australopithecinae and of the fossil apes belonging to the genus Proconsul has stimulated… 
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