Spider Monkeys: Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of the Genus Ateles
by Edited by Christina J. CampbellEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-11-03
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
Spider monkeys are one of the most widespread New World primate genera, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia. Although they are common in zoos, spider monkeys are traditionally very difficult to study in the wild, because they are fast moving, live high in the canopy and are almost always found in small subgroups that vary in size and composition throughout the day. The past decade has seen an expansion in research being carried out on this genus and this book is an assimilation of both published and previously unpublished research. It is a comprehensive source of information for academic researchers and graduate students interested in primatology, evolutionary anthropology and behavioral ecology and covers topics such as taxonomy, diet, sexuality and reproduction, and conservation.
Table of Contents
| List of contributors | p. vii |
| Acknowledgements | p. x |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution | |
| Morphology and evolution of the spider monkey, genus Ateles | p. 19 |
| The taxonomic status of spider monkeys in the twenty-first century | p. 50 |
| Ecology | |
| Diets of wild spider monkeys | p. 81 |
| Factors influencing spider monkey habitat use and ranging patterns | p. 138 |
| Spider monkeys as seed dispersers | p. 155 |
| Behavior and reproduction | |
| Locomotion and positional behavior of spider monkeys | p. 185 |
| Communication in spider monkeys: the function and mechanisms underlying the use of the whinny | p. 220 |
| Social interactions, social relationships and the social system of spider monkeys | p. 236 |
| Spider monkey reproduction and sexual behavior | p. 266 |
| Immaturity in spider monkeys: a risky business | p. 288 |
| Demography and group composition of Ateles | p. 329 |
| Interactions with humans | |
| Spider monkey conservation in the twenty-first century: recognizing risks and opportunities | p. 351 |
| The ethnoprimatology of spider monkeys (Ateles spp.): from past to present | p. 377 |
| Index | p. 404 |
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