Histometric parameters of the large intestine of hybrid marmosetsCallithrixsp. under the influence of seasonality

Abstract

The Callithrix genus comprises small primates adapted to tree life with vertically moving by the trunks that live about 10 years in the wild (Ferrari & Digby 1996;Stevenson & Rylands 1988). This genus comprises six species (Callithrix aurita, C. flaviceps, C. geoffroyi, C. jacchus, C. kuhlii and C. penicillata) with phenotypic differences in color and periauricular tuft (Rylands et al., 2009) and are popularly known as marmosets.According to Coimbra-Filho (1983) and Rylands and Faria (1993), these species occupy different habitats in Brazil, such as the Atlantic coast, the Caatinga do Nordeste and the Central Cerrado, including