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. 2014 Jul 18;8(12):2431–2444. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.90

Table 1. Origin, classification and sample size of primate species included in this study.

Common name Species name Origin N Classification
Humans Homo sapiens IL, USA 9 Humans
Chimpanzees Pan troglodytes Uganda 12 Apes
Vervets Chlorocebus aethiops St Kitts 6 OWM
Vervetsa Chlorocebus aethiops NC, USA 6 OWM
Mangabeysa Cercocebus atys GA, USA 6 OWM
Olive baboonsa Papio anubis TX, USA 6 OWM
Yellow baboons Papio cynocephalus Kenya 6 OWM
Red colobus Piliocolobus rufomitratus Uganda 6 OWM
Howlers Alouatta pigra Guatemala 5 NWM
Lemurs (Sifakas) Propithecus diadema Madagascar 6 Prosimian

Abbreviations: NWM, New World Monkey; OWM, Old World Monkey.

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Captive animals.