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Descriptor English: Alouatta
Descriptor Spanish: Alouatta
Descriptor Alouatta
Scope note: Género de la subfamilia ALOUATTINAE, familia CEBIDAE, compuesta de seis especies. Son A. belzebul (aullador negro y rojo), A. caraya (aullador negro), A. fusca (aullador pardo), A. palliata (aullador con capa), A. seniculus (aullador rojo) y A. villosa, conocida también como A. pigra (aullador guatemalteco). Habitan en las selvas de América Central y del Sur. Los aulladores viajan en grupos y definen sus territorios con aullidos acompañados de un balanceo enérgico y rompiendo ramas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Alouatta
Descriptor French: Alouatta
Entry term(s): Alouattas
Howler Monkey
Howler Monkeys
Monkey, Howler
Monkeys, Howler
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.600.075.050.075
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000508
Scope note: A genus of the subfamily ALOUATTINAE, family ATELIDAE, inhabiting the forests of Central and South America. Howlers travel in groups and define their territories by howling accompanied by vigorously shaking and breaking branches.
Annotation: NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CEBIDAE 1981-90; was HOWLER MONKEYS see under MONKEYS 1975-80
Online Note: use ALOUATTA to search HOWLER MONKEYS 1975-80
History Note: 91(81); was see under CEBIDAE 1981-90; was HOWLER MONKEYS see under MONKEYS 1975-80
DeCS ID: 511
Unique ID: D000508
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Alouatta - Preferred
Concept UI M0000762
Scope note A genus of the subfamily ALOUATTINAE, family ATELIDAE, inhabiting the forests of Central and South America. Howlers travel in groups and define their territories by howling accompanied by vigorously shaking and breaking branches.
Preferred term Alouatta
Entry term(s) Alouattas
Howler Monkey
Howler Monkeys
Monkey, Howler
Monkeys, Howler



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