title: The reproductive potential of the common cotton-eared marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in captivity.
abstract: The breeding records of a closed colony of marmosets maintained for five years are described. Three generations have been born and a high incidence of multiparity has been achieved. The reproductive potential of C. jacchus is higher than that of virtually any other primate maintained in captivity.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000502:physiology*; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary; D005865:Gestational Age; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008098:Litter Size; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012098:Reproduction; D012741:Sexual Maturation