The Colobines

The Colobines
Author: Ikki Matsuda
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2022-02-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1108421385

Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.

The Colobines

The Colobines
Author: Ikki Matsuda
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2022-02-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1108381774

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.

Colobine Monkeys

Colobine Monkeys
Author: Glyn Davies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1994-11-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521331531

Colobine monkeys have a unique digestive system, analagous to that of ruminants, which allows them to exploit foliage as a food source. This gives them a niche in Old World forests where they are often the only abundant medium-sized arboreal folivorous mammal. From a possible Miocene origin, Colobine monkeys have radiated into a wide variety of forms inhabiting a range of tropical woodlands in Africa and Asia. Most of the extant species have been subject to long term field studies, but until this book, no synthesis of work on this group has been available. The central theme of is that of adaptive radiation, showing how the special features of colobine anatomy interacted with a range of ecosystems to produce the distinctive species of today. The book discusses parallels with other mammalian groups, and will be of relevance to workers in evolutionary ecology, primatology and tropical ecology.

Primates in Flooded Habitats

Primates in Flooded Habitats
Author: Katarzyna Nowak
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2019-01-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1107134315

A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.

Primate Adaptation and Evolution

Primate Adaptation and Evolution
Author: Bozzano G Luisa
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483288501

Primate Adaptation and Evolutionis the only recent text published in this rapidly progressing field. It provides you with an extensive, current survey of the order Primates, both living and fossil. By combining information on primate anatomy, ecology, and behavior with the primate fossil record, this book enables students to study primates from all epochs as a single, viable group. It surveys major primate radiations throughout 65 million years, and provides equal treatment of both living and extinct species.ï Presents a summary of the primate fossilsï Reviews primate evolutionï Provides an introduction to the primate anatomyï Discusses the features that distinguish the living groups of primatesï Summarizes recent work on primate ecology

High Altitude Primates

High Altitude Primates
Author: Nanda B. Grow
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1461481759

The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying populations located in higher altitudes. High altitude populations are important not only because of their uniqueness, but also because they highlight the range of primate adaptability and the complex variables that are involved in primate evolution. These populations are good examples of how geographic scales result in diversification and/or speciation. Yet, there have been very few papers addressing how this high altitude environment affects the behavior, ecology, and conservation status of these primates. ​

Monkeys of the Taï Forest

Monkeys of the Taï Forest
Author: W. Scott McGraw
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2007-05-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139461591

A great deal has been written about primates; however few volumes have focused on an entire community of sympatric monkeys at a single site. Drawing upon diverse sets of data, the authors provide a multi-thematic case study of the entire monkey community of the Taï forest (Ivory Coast). Much of the book explores how the seven monkey species have adapted to hunting pressures from chimpanzees, leopards, crowned eagles and humans. Other themes covered include feeding ecology, social behaviour, positional behaviour and habitat use, vocal communication and conservation. Colour photographs of all species are provided, showing the major behavioural characteristics of each, as little is known about these West African monkeys. This scientifically important volume will be of interest to a broad audience including primatologists, functional anatomists, psychologists, and behavioural ecologists.

The History of Our Tribe

The History of Our Tribe
Author: Barbara Welker
Publisher: Open SUNY Textbooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781942341413

Where did we come from? What were our ancestors like? Why do we differ from other animals? How do scientists trace and construct our evolutionary history? The Evolution of Our Tribe: Hominini provides answers to these questions and more. The book explores the field of paleoanthropology past and present. Beginning over 65 million years ago, Welker traces the evolution of our species, the environments and selective forces that shaped our ancestors, their physical and cultural adaptations, and the people and places involved with their discovery and study. It is designed as a textbook for a course on Human Evolution but can also serve as an introductory text for relevant sections of courses in Biological or General Anthropology or general interest. It is both a comprehensive technical reference for relevant terms, theories, methods, and species and an overview of the people, places, and discoveries that have imbued paleoanthropology with such fascination, romance, and mystery.

Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (VII)

Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics (VII)
Author: Alessandra Lintas
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9811603170

This book contains original articles submitted to the Seventh International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics (ICCN 2019). The brain is an endless case study of a complex system characterized by multiple levels of integration, multiple time scales of activity, and multiple coding and decoding properties. The contribution of several disciplines, mathematics, physics, computer science, neurobiology, pharmacology, physiology, and behavioral and clinical sciences, is necessary in order to cope with such seemingly unattainable complexity that transforms the experimental information into a tricky puzzle which hides the correspondence with model predictions. This conference gathered active participants to discuss ideas and pose new questions from different viewpoints, ranging from single neurons and neural networks to animal/human behavior in theoretical and experimental studies. The conference is organized with plenary lectures, mini-symposia, interdisciplinary round tables, and oral and poster sessions.