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Estrada, A., Garber, P.A. (2009). Comparative Perspectives in the Study of South American Primates: Research Priorities and Conservation Imperatives. In: Garber, P.A., Estrada, A., Bicca-Marques, J.C., Heymann, E.W., Strier, K.B. (eds) South American Primates. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78705-3_19

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