UID:
almahu_9949284855302882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 508 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108347150 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology
Content:
The Colobines are a group of Afroeurasian monkeys that exhibit extraordinary behavioural and ecological diversity. With long tails and diverse colourations, they are medium-sized primates, mostly arboreal, that are found in many different habitats, from rain forests and mountain forests to mangroves and savannah. Over the last two decades, our understanding of this group of primates has increased dramatically. This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the current research on colobine populations, including the range of biological, ecological, behavioural and societal traits they exhibit. It highlights areas where our knowledge is still lacking, and outlines the current conservation status of colobine populations, exploring the threats to their survival. Bringing together international experts, this volume will aid future conservation efforts and encourage further empirical studies. It will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in primatology, biological anthropology and conservation science. Additional online resources can be found at www.cambridge.org/colobines.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2022).
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List of contributors -- Foreword Glyn Davies -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- General introduction / Ikki Matsuda, Cyril C. Grueter & Julie A. Teichroeb -- Taxonomic classification of colobine monkeys / Christian Roos -- The colobine fossil record / Stephen R. Frost, Christopher C. Gilbert, Masato Nakatsukasa -- Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of colobines / Christian Roos & Dietmar Zinner -- Relationships between the diet and dentition of Asian leaf monkeys / Barth W. Wright and Mary S. Willis -- Morphology and physiology of colobine digestive tracts / Ikki Matsuda and Marcus Clauss -- The colobine gut microbiota: new perspectives on the nutrition and health of a specialized subfamily of primates / Katherine R. Amato, Jonathan B. Clayton, Vanessa L. Hale -- Colobine nutritional ecology / Jessica M. Rothman, Allegra N. DePasquale, Katarina D. Evans and Dominique L. Raboin -- Red colobus natural history / Amanda H. Korstjens, Alison P. Hillyer, Inza Koné -- The natural history of black-and-white colobus monkeys / Peter J. Fashing --The behaviour and ecology of olive colobus / Julie A. Teichroeb & Amanda H. Korstjens -- Ecology and behaviour of odd-nosed colobines / Cyril C. Grueter, Wendy M. Erb, Larry R. Ulibarri and Ikki Matsuda -- The ecology of semnopithecus / Ken Sayers -- Ecology of sympatric and allopatric Presbytis and Trachypithecus langurs in Sundaland / Vincent Nijman -- The ecology of Trachypithecus spp. in the Indo--Burmese region / Alison M Behie, Kirrily Apthorp, Rebecca Hendershott and Kayla Ruskin -- Socio-ecology of Asian colobines / Elisabeth H. M. Sterck & Tom S. Roth -- Socioecology of African colobines / Julie A. Teichroeb -- Causes and consequences of the formation of multilevel societies in colobines / Cyril C. Grueter -- Colobine population ecology: what limits population size / Colin A. Chapman, Amélie Corriveau, Kim Valenta, Fabiola Espinosa-Gómez, and Valérie A.M. Schoof -- The state of Asian colobines and their conservation needs / John Sha, Ikki Matsuda, Qihai Zhou, Andie Ang and Tilo Nadler -- Conservation of Africa's colobine monkeys (Cercopithecidae, Colobinae) with taxonomic and biogeographic considerations / Thomas M. Butynski & Yvonne A. de Jong -- Directions for future research / Julie A. Teichroeb, Cyril C. Grueter & Ikki Matsuda.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108421386
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108347150
