Tag Archive for 'Marmoset'

Humans, dolphins, elephants, and marmoset monkeys are the only known species that vocally label their conspecifics. Image credit: Oren et al., doi: 10.1126/science.adp3757.

Marmoset Monkeys Use Names to Communicate with Each Other

Sep 2, 2024 by News Staff

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have recorded spontaneous ‘phee-call’ dialogues between pairs of marmoset monkeys. They’ve found...

The Schneider’s marmoset (Mico schneideri). Image credit: Rodrigo Costa-Araújo.

Scientists Discover New Species of Amazonian Marmoset

Aug 13, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A new, pseudo-cryptic species of the Amazonian marmoset genus Mico has been identified by a team of researchers led by Dr. Rodrigo Costa-Araújo of the...

Two common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Image credit: Dario Sanches.

Scientists Sequence Genome of Common Marmoset

Apr 29, 2021 by News Staff

Researchers from the Vertebrate Genomes Project have produced a chromosome-level, fully haplotype-resolved diploid genome assembly for the common marmoset...