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Primate
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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Primate. The title of the bishop of the ‘first see’, usually the chief bishop of a single state or people. The Abp. of
Canterbury is ‘Primate of All England’, the Abp. of
York ‘Primate of England’.
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Primate-to-human retroviral transmission in Asia.(RESEARCH)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...frequent contact with primates in zoos and primate laboratories and...close contact with primates, constitutes strong evidence for primate-to-human transmission...including owning primate pets, observing...activities, hunting primates for bushmeat...
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Primates see threat to unity.(Anglican bishops discuss church's stance on homosexuality and ordination of gays)
Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 11/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...not materialize, nor did the primates commit themselves to creation...Archbishop Michael Peers, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada...to break communion." The primates also asked Archbishop Williams...report within 12 months. The primates' statement was released at...
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Primates see threat to unity [Emergency meeting]
Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 11/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...not materialize, nor did the primates commit themselves to creation...Archbishop Michael Peers, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada...to break communion." The primates also asked Archbishop Williams...report within 12 months. The primates' statement was released at...
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Primate Recognition.
Magazine article from: BioScience; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...cognition and some basic primate biology. The rest of...studies of nonhuman primates' understanding of objects...reviews work on primate social cognition, including...of mind in nonhuman primates. This section again...III, "A Theory of Primate Cognition," the authors...
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 "Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH)")
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Primate research slow but not stopped: Specially bred mice, tissue cultures cut use of apes, monkeys.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH); 3/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...for its surplus primates. Primate use fell as researchers...Harding, director of primate resources for the...centers, the use of primates has increased...of HIV. So more primates are likely to cross...Ohio State's Primate Research Center...
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AMBIENTE: PRIMATES CORREN PELIGRO POR PRIMERA VEZ EN 100 AÑOS.(TT: Atmosphere: for over a 100 years primates are in danger for the first time.)
News Wire article from: Noticias en Español; 1/11/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...casi 20 por ciento de las especies de primates corren el riesgo de desaparecer en los...Internacional (CI) y el Grupo Especialista en Primates de la Unin de Conservacin Mundial. La mayora de los primates que corren peligro de extincin se encuentran...
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Primates on fast track to extinction.
Magazine article from: Vietnam Investment Review; 10/23/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...may be a bad one for primates A primate expert working at the...anywhere in the world of a primate extinction. "But as...century the situation for primates appears very bad...of several species of primate within 10 years in Vietnam...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PRIMATES LEND HOPE FOR HUMAN BEHAVIOR.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/11/1990; 700+ words
; ...University of Wisconsin's primate research center, has been observing primates for years and recently began...papers discussing the complex primate social life he has discovered...comparing humans with the other primates, especially when it comes...
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Primates on the brink
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/14/2005; 700+ words
; ...monkeys, lemurs and other primates - face increasing peril...released last Thursday. "Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates - 2004- 2006" reveals...one in four, of the 625 primate species and subspecies are...
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The Primate Fossil Record
Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...covers most areas of primate evolution, from the origin of the order Primates to the evolution of...concise summaries of primate origins (D. T. Rasmussen...section "The Origin of Primates" provides a concise...continuing ambiguity of primate origins. His discussion...
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Primates
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Primates The mammals (warm-blooded animals) called primates include the lower primates (lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers) and the higher primates (monkeys, apes, and humans). Mostly occurring in tropical areas, primates first evolved...
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Primate
Book article from: Biology
Primate The order Primates includes prosimians...understanding of primate behavior. She showed...that are undisputed primates are from a warm...urgency to preserve primates because they inform...About one-third of primate species are in danger...
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Animals: Primate Diets
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...members of the Primate order and are...When speaking of Primates as an order...Role of Diet in Primate Evolution Most primates are highly arboreal...eating animals, primates do not generally...species of wild primate show that all...
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primate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
primate member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes , monkeys , and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the...inhabit warm climates. All higher primates and some prosimians display some...
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Primates, Non-Human
Book article from: Space Sciences
...Surprisingly few non-human primates have been used in the more...of twenty-nine non-human primates have flown in space; of these...recovery systems. The non-human primate was selected because of its...systems for humans. Non-human primates provided significant information...
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