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Sex identification of the phayre's leaf monkey (Presbytis phayrei Blyth, 1847) with the help of facial marks

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The Phayre's leaf monkey occurs in India only in Tripura and South Cachar hills. Identification of sex with the help of markings on the face in adult individuals has been suggested in this paper.

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  1. Department of Life Science, Tripura University, 799 004, Agartala, Tripura, India

    T. Bhattacharya

  2. Department of Forest, Government of Tripura, 799 006, Agartala, Tripura, India

    D. Chakraborty

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Bhattacharya, T., Chakraborty, D. Sex identification of the phayre's leaf monkey (Presbytis phayrei Blyth, 1847) with the help of facial marks. Primates 31, 617–620 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382547

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