Primate Communities

Fleagle, J.G.; Janson, C.; Reed, K.E. (Eds)

ISBN 10: 0521629675 / ISBN 13: 9780521629676

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1999

About this Item

ix, 329, text figs. . PB. Fine. An international group of experts compares the composition, behaviour and ecology of primate communities in Africa, Asia, Madagascar and South America. They examine the factors underlying the similarities and differences between these communities, including their phylogenetic history, climate, rainfall, soil type, climate, rainfall, soil type, forest composition, competition with other vertebrates and human activities. [9780521629676].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Primate Communities
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521629675
• ISBN 13: 9780521629676
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • ZOOLOGY,MAMMALS-PRIMATES;

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Synopsis

Although the behavior and ecology of primates has been more thoroughly studied than that of any other group of mammals, there have been very few attempts to compare the communities of living primates found in different parts of the world. In Primate Communities, an international group of experts compares the composition, behavior, and ecology of primate communities in Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and South America. They examine the factors underlying the similarities and differences among these communities, including their phylogenetic history, climate, rainfall, soil type, forest composition, competition with other vertebrates, and human activities. As it brings together information about primate communities from around the world for the very first time, it will quickly become an important source book for researchers in anthropology, ecology, and conservation, and a readable and informative text for undergraduate and graduate students studying primate ecology, primate conservation, or primate behavior.

Book Description

Although the behaviour and ecology of primates has been more thoroughly studied than that of any other group of mammals, there have been few attempts to compare the communities of living primates worldwide. This book examines the factors underlying the similarities and differences between communities. This unique book will quickly become an important source book for researchers in anthropology, ecology and conservation, and a readable and informative text for undergraduate and graduate students studying primate ecology, primate conservation or primate behaviour.