Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution
Colobine monkeys have a unique digestive system that 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. The central theme of this work is adaptive radiation, showing how the special features of colobine anatomy interacted with a range of ecosystems to produce the distinctive species of today. 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 book discusses parallels with other mammalian groups.
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Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution
Colobine monkeys have a unique digestive system that 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. The central theme of this work is adaptive radiation, showing how the special features of colobine anatomy interacted with a range of ecosystems to produce the distinctive species of today. 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 book discusses parallels with other mammalian groups.
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Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution

Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution

Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution

Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution

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Colobine monkeys have a unique digestive system that 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. The central theme of this work is adaptive radiation, showing how the special features of colobine anatomy interacted with a range of ecosystems to produce the distinctive species of today. 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 book discusses parallels with other mammalian groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521331531
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/24/1994
Pages: 432
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.14(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. What are the colobines? John Oates and Glyn Davies; 2. Evolutionary history of the colobines in a paleoenvironmental perspective Eric Delson; 3. The diversity of living colobines John Oates, Glyn Davies and Eric Delson; 4. The natural history of African colobines John Oates; 5. The natural history of Asian colobines Elizabeth Bennett and Glyn Davies; 6. Functional morphology of colobine teeth Peter Lucas and Mark Teaford; 7. Functional morphology of the gastro-intestinal tract David Chivers; 8. Digestive physiology Robin Kay and Glyn Davies; 9. Colobine food preferences and plant chemistry Peter Waterman and Karen Kool; 10. Colobine populations Glyn Davies; 11. Colobine monkey society Paul Newton and Robin Dunbar; 12. Conclusions: past, present and future John Oates and Glyn Davies; References; Index.
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