NALT

Preferred term

Aotus nancymaae

Organism

Native to Brazil and Peru. The species was named for Dr. Nancy Shui-Fong Ma, a pathologist who mapped this species' genetics. Aotus nancymaae is a model for research on the Duffy antigen and on the hormone oxytocin. Also called the Ma's Night Monkey or Peruvian red-necked owl monkey

Aotus (Cebidae)

Ma's night monkey
Nancy Ma's night monkey

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

96054

Has taxonomic rank

species

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/343758

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Created 10/5/20, last modified 10/29/20