"Alouatta" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the subfamily ALOUATTINAE, family ATELIDAE, inhabiting the forests of Central and South America. Howlers travel in groups and define their territories by howling accompanied by vigorously shaking and breaking branches.
| Descriptor ID |
D000508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.600.075.050.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Alouatta- Alouatta
- Alouattas
- Monkey, Howler
- Howler Monkeys
- Howler Monkey
- Monkeys, Howler
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alouatta" by people in Profiles.
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Behavioral effects of introducing pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) to black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) and white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) in a zoological park. Am J Primatol. 2008 May; 70(5):505-9.
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Loss of olfactory receptor genes coincides with the acquisition of full trichromatic vision in primates. PLoS Biol. 2004 Jan; 2(1):E5.