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Observations on the Anatomy of the Tailin the Vervetmonkey, Cercopithecus, Which Bear on Thermoregulatory Function in the Organ (Primata: Cercopithecidae)

Published in: Zoologica Africana
Volume 12 , issue 2, pages: 475–483

DOI: 10.1080/00445096.1977.11447592

Author(s): P G WrightDepartment of General Physiology, ,

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Abstract

A long tail is characteristic of the Family Cercopithecidae but apart from a limited contribution to postural adjustment no other function seems obvious.

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Observations on the Anatomy of the Tailin the Vervetmonkey, Cercopithecus, Which Bear on Thermoregulatory Function in the Organ (Primata: Cercopithecidae)

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