Immunohematological features of free-living Alouatta belzebul (Linnaeus, 1766) red-handed howler monkeys in the Eastern Amazon

• Published in: Primates Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 671 - 682
• Main Authors: Guimarães, Victor Yunes, Zanoni, Diogo Sousa, Alves, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca, Amorim, Reneé Laufer, Takahira, Regina Kiomi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.11.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alouatta belzebul; Animal Ecology; Anthropogenic factors; Antigens; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; CD3 antigen; Dam construction; Deforestation; Dry season; Endangered species; Eosinophils; Evolutionary Biology; Hematology; Human influences; Immune response; Immunocytochemistry; Leukocytes (eosinophilic); Life Sciences; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes B; Lymphocytes T; Monkeys; Monocytes; Original Article; Pax5 protein; Population studies; Threatened species; Zoology; Complete blood count; Neotropical primate; Immunocytochemistry; Lymphocyte subset

The red-handed howler monkey ( Alouatta belzebul ) is one of the 35 threatened Brazilian primate species found in two highly endangered Brazilian biomes. Their Amazonian native populations have been declining due to exponential deforestation associated with human activities, especially the construct...