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Primates

Known as: Mammals, Primates, Primata, Primate 
An order of mammals consisting of more than 300 species that include LEMURS; LORISIDAE; TARSIERS; MONKEYS; and HOMINIDS. They are characterized by a… 
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AnthropoideaHaplorhiniMonkeysProsimii
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Mammals

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Predation on primates: Ecological patterns and evolutionary consequences
It has long been thought that predation has had important ecological and evolutionary effects on primates as prey. Predation has… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Neurobiological mechanisms of the onset of puberty in primates.
An increase in pulsatile release of LHRH is essential for the onset of puberty. However, the mechanism controlling the pubertal… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Fruits, foliage and the evolution of primate colour vision.
Primates are apparently unique amongst the mammals in possessing trichromatic colour vision. However, not all primates are… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The evolution of speech: a comparative review
Review
1999
Review
1999
Stress and hippocampal neurogenesis
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Colour vision as an adaptation to frugivory in primates
Most mammals possess two classes of cone, sensitive to short and to long wavelengths of light, but Old World primates (Catarrhini… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
GABAergic neurons and their role in cortical plasticity in primates.
GABA neurons and GABA receptors are conspicuous elements of cerebral cortical organization. They serve to shape the stimulus… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
An introduction to human evolutionary anatomy
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The macular pigment. II. Spatial distribution in primate retinas.
The spatial density distribution of macular pigment in primate retinas was described by two-wavelength microdensitometry of… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Evolution of Primate Societies
Find loads of the the evolution of primate societies book catalogues in this site as the choice of you visiting this page. You… 
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