- evolved. However, some
works argue that
callitrichids are
actually a
dwarfed lineage.
Ancestral stem-
callitrichids likely were "normal-sized"
ceboids that...
- chimerism,
which is not
known to
occur in
nature in any
primates other than
callitrichids. 95% of
marmoset fraternal twins trade blood through chorionic fusions...
-
female bears two (or
rarely three) offspring. As is the case for many
callitrichids, the
father and the
other group members take part with the
raising of...
-
females are
typically related. Some prosimians,
colobine monkeys and
callitrichid monkeys also use this system. The
transfer of
females or
males from their...
-
medical illustrator but
changed his
career path
after he had seen the
Callitrichid monkeys for the
first time at
London Zoo.
Since 1982 he
worked for Dr...
-
usually found in
groups of 4 and
shares social relations with
other callitrichids. They
communicate vocally, as well as with
olfactory signals. Males...
-
digits exhibit nails. However, claw-like
nails are
found in small-bodied
callitrichids on all
digits except the
hallux or big toe. A
laterally flattened grooming...
- resources, such as
breeding opportunities or
access to helpers. Most
callitrichids have
restrictive breeding patterns,
which would be
compatible with the...
- (Rylands et al., 2016)
showed the
tamarins are a
sister group to all
other callitrichids,
branching off 15–13
million years ago.
Within this clade, six species...
- The most
recent classification of New
World monkeys again splits the
callitrichids off,
leaving only the
capuchins and
squirrel monkeys in this family...
