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Rylands, A.B., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A., Cortés-Ortiz, L., Hines, J.J.H. (2006). Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates. In: Estrada, A., Garber, P.A., Pavelka, M.S.M., Luecke, L. (eds) New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25872-8_3

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