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Species Definition and Differentiation as Seen in the Postcranial Skeleton of Cebus

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A critical aspect of any study of evolutionary process is an understanding of the nature and distinctiveness of species. While species are generally recognized as real entities, the identification of members of a species remains problematic, particularly for members of a paleospecies. Most researchers seek analogues in the defining differences among modern species, but little of this work has focused on the postcranial skeleton. Recent studies have shown that most species differences are manifested in the soft tissue, but several studies have documented some hard tissue differences between closely related species.

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Ford, S.M., Hobbs, D.G. (1996). Species Definition and Differentiation as Seen in the Postcranial Skeleton of Cebus . In: Norconk, M.A., Rosenberger, A.L., Garber, P.A. (eds) Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8770-9_14

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