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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Callithrichinae — several types ofmarmosets .
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Examples
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Owen, K, et al. Toxicity of a novel HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in the common masrmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details T.S. Wiley 2010
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The dwarf marmoset (Callithrix humilis) was recently found along the eastern bank of the Madeira and western bank of the Lower Aripuana.
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The marmoset (Callithrix humeralifer) is a narrow endemic occurring only in the north of this region.
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Some species present, which are endemic to the Atlantic forest include maned sloth Bradypus torquatus (EN), thin-spined porcupine Chaeotemys subspinosus (EN), jaguar Panthera onca (VU) and Geoffroy's tufted-ear marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi (VU).
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In this report, Erika Sasaki and colleagues used viral DNA as a delivery vehicle to introduce the gene for GFP into the DNA of the common marmoset Callithrix jacchus.
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In a study published in the British journal Nature, a team led by Erika Sasaki of the Central Institute for Experimental Animals at Keio University reported on experiments on common marmosets Callithrix jacchus, a small monkey native to Brazil.
Japanese Scientists Create World’s First Transgenic Primates | Impact Lab 2009
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Mammals found only here or in few other Amazonian regions include three species of endemic titi monkeys (Callicebus hoffmannsi, C. dubius, C. cinerascens), endemic marmosets (Callithrix humeralifer), locally endemic white-faced sakis (Pithecia albicans), a number of rodents such as South American field mice (Bolomys lasiurus), and bats Saccopteryx gymnura.
Monte Alegre varzea 2008
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Long-haired spider monkey Ateles belzebuth (VU) has large populations throughout the tall evergreen forests, and black-tailed silvery marmoset Callithrix argentata and monk saki Pithecia monachus (DD) are also present.
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Humboldt also asserts that the eyes of the Callithrix sciureus "instantly fill with tears when it is seized with fear;" but when this pretty little monkey in the Zoological Gardens was teased, so as to cry out loudly, this did not occur.
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The collared teetee is among the most attractive -- Callithrix torquatus.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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