Organisms

Papio cynocephalus

A species of baboon in the family CERCOPITHECIDAE found in southern equatorial and east Africa. They are smaller than PAPIO ANUBIS and have a thinner mane.

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Abstract

A species of baboon in the family CERCOPITHECIDAE found in southern equatorial and east Africa. They are smaller than PAPIO ANUBIS and have a thinner mane.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Yellow Baboon
  • Baboon, Yellow
  • Yellow Baboons
  • Central Yellow Baboon
  • Cercopithecus ochraceus
  • Choiropithecus rhodesiae
  • Cynocephalus babouin
  • Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus
  • Papio strepitus
  • Central Yellow Baboons
  • Yellow Baboon, Central

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Haplorhini (1966-1971)
  • Papio (1972-2004)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.112w.199w.120w.610w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Papio cynocephalus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048548. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048548
  2. Papio cynocephalus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_baboon
  3. Papio cynocephalus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q751636