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Centro Primatologia de Rio de Janeiro, Centro Primatologia Do Rio De Janerio

Field Study

Centro Primatologia de Rio de Janeiro, Centro Primatologia Do Rio De Janerio

Location of field site: Brazil , South America

Project Director: Alcides Pissinatti

Contact Person: Alcides Pissinatti , pissinatticprj@ig.com.br , Phone: 55-21-589-3920 Fax: 55-21-589-7388

Mailing address: Rua Fonseca Teles 121 - Sala 1607 , Sao Cristivao - Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CEP: 20940-200 Brasil, Guapimrim-RJ

Research Objectives: Conservation research, study of management, nutrition, reproduction, pathology.

Field Positions and Volunteers: 2 master's students and 2 PhD students. No facilities at CPRJ for students researches

Species Studied: Leontopithecus: All species of lion tamarin; Saguinus mystax: mustached tamarin; Saquinus bicolor bicolor & Saguinus bicolor martinis: bare-faced tamarins; Saguinus midas midas & Saguinus midas niger: golden-handed tamarins; Saguinus fuscicollis: saddleback tamarin; Cebuella pygmaea (or Callithrix pygmaea): pygmy marmoset; Callithrix jacchus: common marmoset; Callithrix aurita: buffy tufted-ear marmoset; Callithrix flaviceps: buffy-headed marmoset; Callithrix geoffroyi: Geoffroy's tufted-ear marmoset; Callithrix kuhli: Wied's tufted-ear marmoset

Other Species Found At Site: Brachyteles arachnoides: woolly spider monkey; Cebus apella xanthosternos: yellow-breasted capuchin; Cebus apella robustus: tufted capuchin; Callicebus personatus nigrifrons: masked titi monkey; Cacajao (uacaris) rubicundus: red uacari; Callithrix humeralifer: tasseled-eared marmoset

Affiliations: pissinatticprj@ig.com.br

Project Begin/End Dates: ongoing

Entry created: never
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2002-10-23


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