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" Spider monkeys : "
edited by Christina J. Campbell.
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BL
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989049
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b743419
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| Title & Author
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Spider monkeys : : behavior, ecology and evolution of the genus Ateles /\ edited by Christina J. Campbell.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;; 55
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x, 410 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm.
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0521867509
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: 9780521867504
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction / Christina J. Campbell -- Morphology and evolution of the spider monkey, genus Ateles / Alfred L. Rosenberger [and others] -- The taxonomic status of spider monkeys in the twenty-first century / Andrew C. Collins -- Diets of wild spider monkeys / Anthony Di Fiore, Andres Link and J. Lawrence Dew -- Factors influencing spider monkey habitat use and ranging patterns / Robert B. Wallace -- Seed dispersal / J. Lawrence Dew -- Locomotion and positional behavior of spider monkeys / Dionisios Youlatos -- Communication in spider monkeys : the function and mechanisms underlying the use of the whinny / Gabriel Ramos-Fernández -- Social interactions, social relationships and the social system of spider monkeys / Filippo Aureli and Colleen M. Schaffner -- Spider monkey reproduction and sexual behavior / Christina J. Campbell and K. Nicole Gibson -- Immaturity in spider monkeys : a risky business / Laura Greer Vick -- Demography and group composition of Ateles / Yukiko Shimooka [and others] -- Spider monkey conservation in the twenty-first century : recognizing risks and opportunities / Gabriel Ramos-Fernández and Robert B. Wallace -- The ethnoprimatology of spider monkeys (Ateles spp.) : from past to present / Loretta A. Cormier and Bernardo Urbani.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Spider monkeys.
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Atelinae.
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Spider monkeys.
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Spindelapor.
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Atelinae.
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| Dewey Classification
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599.8/58
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QL737.P915S65 2008
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2008 N-360
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QL 737.P915S754 2008
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Campbell, Christina J.
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