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Barnett A.A., de Castilho C.V., Shapley R.L & Anicácio A. (2005) Diet, habitat selection, and natural history
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Dissertations & Theses
Ayres, M. J. (1986) White uakaris and the Amazon flooded forests. Ph.D. Thesis. Cambridge: University of
Cambridge, UK.
Boubli, J.P. (1998) Ecology of the black uakari monkey, Cacajao melanocephalus melanocephalus, in Pico da
Neblina National Park, Brazil. Ph.D. Thesis. University of California, Berkeley.
Bowler, M. (2007) The ecology and conservation of the red uakari monkey on the Yavari River. Ph.D.
Thesis. University of Kent.
Sites
The Red Uakari Monkey Project www.uakari.co.uk
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