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Squirrel Monkey Communication

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Handbook of Squirrel Monkey Research

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Communication in the squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus has been the subject of numerous analyses over the past two decades. One of the interesting aspects of having participated in some of these studies has been the realization that, even in this well-studied species, there are significant gaps in understanding the functional significance, ontogeny, and intraspecific variability of many common communication patterns. The causal mechanisms and evolutionary history of Saimiri communication are also areas of study for which there is a wealth of opportunity for further investigation.

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  1. Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20205, USA

    John D. Newman

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  1. Primate Behavior Laboratory and Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 11203, Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Leonard A. Rosenblum

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 94305, Stanford, California, USA

    Christopher L. Coe

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Newman, J.D. (1985). Squirrel Monkey Communication. In: Rosenblum, L.A., Coe, C.L. (eds) Handbook of Squirrel Monkey Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0812-7_4

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