The Natural History of Primates

A Systematic Survey of Ecology and Behavior
Herausgeber: Colquhoun, Ian C.; Sussman, Robert W.; Hart, Donna

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first new primatology text available in over a decade-24 chapters combine the latest in-depth findings on ecology, behavior, and conservation from top primatologists

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 700
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1730g
• ISBN-13: 9781442248991
• ISBN-10: 1442248998
• Artikelnr.: 42811031

Autorenporträt

Edited by Robert W. Sussman; Donna Hart and Ian C. Colquhoun

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword (Ian Tattersall)
Introduction (Donna Hart)
About the Contributors
Part I: Strepsirrhini And Tarsiers (Prosimians)
Chapter 1: Lorises And Galagos - The Lorisiform Primates (K. A. I. Nekaris,
Stephanie A. Poindexter, Robert W. Sussman, And Ian C. Colquhoun)
Chapter 2: Ecology And Life History Of The Nocturnal Lemurs (Sylvia Atsalis
And Robert W. Sussman)
Chapter 3: Diurnal And Cathemeral Lemurs (Ian C. Colquhoun And Joyce
Powzyk)
Chapter 4: Tarsiers (Myron Shekelle, Sharon L. Gursky, Angela Achorn, And
Ian C. Colquhoun)
Chapter 5: Reflections On Prosimian Biology (Robert D. Martin)
Part II. Neotropical Monkeys
Chapter 6: Tamarins, Callimicos, And Marmosets: The Evolutionary And
Ecological Challenges Of Body Size Reduction And Reproductive Twinning
(Paul A. Garber And Robert W. Sussman)
Chapter 7: Owl Monkeys: Under The Moonlight (Anneke M. Deluycker)
Chapter 8: Titi Monkeys: Tail-Twining In The Trees (Anneke M. Deluycker)
Chapter 9: Sakis, Bearded Sakis, And Uakaris: Platyrrhine Seed Predators
(Christopher A. Shaffer And Patricia T. Ormond)
Chapter 10: Ecological Niches And Behavioral Strategies Of Capuchins And
Squirrel Monkeys (Katherine C. Mackinnon And Michelle Bezanson)
Chapter 11: Howler Monkeys, Spider Monkeys, Woolly Monkeys, And Muriquis:
Behavioral Ecology Of The Largest Primates Of The Americas (Michelle
Bezanson, Karen B. Strier, And Robert W. Sussman)
Chapter 12: Primate Field Research In The Neotropics: Early History,
Systematics, And Conservation (Anthony B. Rylands And Russell A.
Mittermeier)
Part III. African And Asian Monkeys
Chapter 13: The African Colobines: Behavioral Flexibility And Conservation
In A Changing World (Eva C. Wikberg, Elizabeth Kelley, Robert W. Sussman,
And Nelson Ting)
Chapter 14: Ecology And Behavior Of The Arboreal African Guenons (Joanna E.
Lambert, Robert W. Sussman, And Martha M. Lyke)
Chapter 15: Behavioral Ecology Of Patas Monkeys And Vervets (Jill D.
Pruetz, Robert W. Sussman, And Jennifer D. Cramer)
Chapter 16: Mangabeys, Mandrills, Drills, Baboons, And Geladas (Pia
Nystrom)
Chapter 17: Macaques: Ecological Plasticity In Primates (Pamela C. Ashmore,
Donna Hart, And Christopher A. Shaffer)
Chapter 18: The Ecology And Social Structure Of The Asian Colobines
(Rajnish Vandercone, Camille Coudrat, And Patricia T. Ormond)
Chapter 19: Commentary On Old World Monkeys (Larissa Swedell And W. S.
Mcgraw)
Part IV. Apes
Chapter 20: Gibbons - Arboreal Acrobats Of Southeast Asia (Thad Q. Bartlett
And Robert W. Sussman)
Chapter 21: The Orangutans: Asia's Endangered Great Apes (Roberto Antonio
Delgado, Jr.)
Chapter 22: Gorillas (David B. Morgan, Robert W. Sussman, Kristena E.
Cooksey, Kathryn Judson, And Crickette M. Sanz)
Chapter 23: Chimpanzees And Bonobos (Crickette M. Sanz, Robert W. Sussman,
Stephanie Musgrave, Juan Salvador Ortega Peralejo, And David B. Morgan)
Chapter 24: The Wonderful World Of Apes ... And The Adventures We Have
Studying Them (Michele Goldsmith)
Acknowledgments