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Mura's saddleback tamarin

Mura's saddleback tamarin is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mura's saddleback tamarin rather than just read about it. In short: Mura's saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis mura) is a subspecies of monkey that was first seen by scientists in 2007 in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. The monkey, which is mostly gray and brown, weighs 213 grams (7.5 oz), is 240 millimetres (9.4 in) tall, and has a 320 millimetres (13 in) tail.

Key takeaways

Mura's saddleback tamarin belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mura's saddleback tamarin to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mura's saddleback tamarin from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Mura's saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis mura) is a subspecies of monkey that was first seen by scientists in 2007 in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. The monkey, which is mostly gray and brown, weighs 213 grams (7.5 oz), is 240 millimetres (9.4 in) tall, and has a 320 millimetres (13 in) tail. According to the discoverers of this new subspecies, Mura's saddleback tamarin is threatened by several planned development projects in the region, including a proposed gas pipeline, two hydroelectric dams currently in the beginning stages of construction, and, most notably, a major highway cutting through the Amazon that is currently being paved. Conservationists fear the highway could fuel wider deforestation in the Amazon over the next two decades.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mura's saddleback tamarin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mura's saddleback tamarin claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mura's saddleback tamarin before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mura's saddleback tamarin ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mura's saddleback tamarin

In research: Mura's saddleback tamarin appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mura's saddleback tamarin in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mura's saddleback tamarin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Arboreal mammals, Endemic mammals of Brazil, Leontocebus, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mura's saddleback tamarin outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mura's saddleback tamarin in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mura's saddleback tamarin means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Mura's saddleback tamarin in simple terms?

Why does Mura's saddleback tamarin matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mura's saddleback tamarin?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mura's saddleback tamarin.