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Unilateral ovarian absence in a Black‐headed Squirrel Monkey ( Saimiri vanzolinii Ayres, 1985), a threatened neotropical primate species
Author(s) -
Lopes Gerson P.,
Brito Adriel B.,
Santos Regiane R.,
Domingues Sheyla F. S.,
Paim Fernanda P.,
Queiroz Helder L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12263
Subject(s) - primate , squirrel monkey , threatened species , biology , zoology , cebidae , ecology , habitat
Ovarian agenesis is an unusual anomaly with traumatic or congenital origin. In the present case report, we describe our findings in a senile S. vanzolinii female. As this neotropical primate species is listed as vulnerable, with limited geographic distribution in the Brazilian Amazonia, ovarian agenesis may be an important finding to be reported.