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Introduction
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... The net effect of all these factors has been to create serious shortages of rhesus macaques, squirrel monkeys, marmosets, night monkeys, and several other species essential for biomedical programs. It is not the purpose of this report to review or justify the role of nonhuman primates in biomedical programs.
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... 4. Night monkeys, Aotus trivirgatus, are frequently called owl monkeys or douroucoulis.
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