| Description |
176 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ports. ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171) and index. |
| Summary |
Contains expert information on the natural history, characteristics and behavior of over 250 species of primates, along with maps showing the ranges of the species. Readers will find an abundance of up-to-date facts, review the latest research and conservation efforts, and discover the remarkable characteristics that all primates -- including humans -- share. |
| Contents |
Primate characteristics -- Global primate distribution -- Diet and habitat -- Gardeners of the forest -- Primate cultures -- Social structures -- Communication -- Darwin's big idea -- Friend or foe? -- Primate tourism -- Primate conservation -- In the field -- Introduction : prosimians -- Lorises and the potto -- Bushbabies -- Introducing lemurs -- Dwarf and mouse lemurs -- Sportive lemurs -- True lemurs, including bamboo lemurs -- The indrid family -- Aye-aye -- Tarsiers -- Introduction : New World monkeys -- Marmosets and tamarins -- Night monkeys -- Titi monkeys -- Capuchins and squirrel monkeys -- Sakis and uakaris -- Howler monkeys -- Spider monkeys, muriquis, and woolly monkeys -- Introduction : Old World monkeys -- Macaques -- Baboons -- Drill and mandrill -- Mangabeys -- Patas monkey and swamp monkey -- Vervet and talapoin monkeys -- Guenons -- Black-and-white colobus -- Red colobus and olive colobus -- Langurs -- Odd-nosed colobines -- Proboscis monkey -- Introduction : apes -- Gibbons and siamang -- Brachiation -- Orangutans -- Gorillas -- Chimpanzee and bonobo -- The cultured ape -- Humans -- Where to watch primates. |
| Subject |
Primates.
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Primates -- Pictorial works.
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| ISBN |
1554073782 |
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9781554073788 |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101489057 |
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NLC 20089008421 |
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NZ1 12234018 |
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QBX qbi09700013 |
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AU@ 000043973098 |
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