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Fifteen cranial measurements were taken from wild caught specimens ofAlouatta seniculus seniculus, A. s. stramineus andA. s. macconnelli. A morphological analysis showed sex dimorphism in these three groups. A multivariate analysis discriminated among these taxa; males being more clearly discriminated than females. Our data showed that these taxa can be separated on the basis of quantitative cranial traits, biogeographic distribution, karyological differences, and biochemical characters. We therefore propose a new taxonomic arrangement, changing their taxonomic status to the species level (Alouatta seniculus, A. macconnelli, andA. stramineus).
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Bonvicino, C.R., Fernandes, M.E.B. & Seuánez, H.N. Morphological analysis ofAlouatta seniculus species group (Primates, Cebidae). A comparison with biochemical and karyological data. Hum. Evol. 10, 169–176 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02437539
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