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Author : Ann Elwood
Publisher : Wildlife Education
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 0937934925
Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of Old World monkeys, those living in the rain forests and woodland-grassland regions of Africa and Asia.
Author : Paul F. Whitehead,Clifford J. Jolly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139471367
Old World monkeys are the most successful and diverse group of non-human primates alive today. Covering a broad spectrum of topics from molecular phylogeny to population structure, this book is the definitive reference work for researchers, graduates and senior undergraduate students in primatology, anthropology and related fields.
Author : Alfred L. Rosenberger
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691189512
A comprehensive account of the origins, evolution, and behavior of South and Central American primates New World Monkeys brings to life the beauty of evolution and biodiversity in action among South and Central American primates, who are now at risk. These tree-dwelling rainforest inhabitants display an unparalleled variety in size, shape, hands, feet, tails, brains, locomotion, feeding, social systems, forms of communication, and mating strategies. Primatologist Alfred Rosenberger, one of the foremost experts on these mammals, explains their fascinating adaptations and how they came about. New World Monkeys provides a dramatic picture of the sixteen living genera of New World monkeys and a fossil record that shows that their ancestors have lived in the same ecological niches for up to 20 million years—only to now find themselves imperiled by the extinction crisis. Rosenberger also challenges the argument that these primates originally came to South America from Africa by floating across the Atlantic on a raft of vegetation some 45 million years ago. He explains that they are more likely to have crossed via a land bridge that once connected Western Europe and Canada at a time when many tropical mammals transferred between the northern continents. Based on the most current findings, New World Monkeys offers the first synthesis of decades of fieldwork and laboratory and museum research conducted by hundreds of scientists.
Author : Nancy Mauro
Publisher : Broadway Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : City and town life
ISBN : 9780307461421
Hoping to revive their marriage during a summer spent in a crumbling Victorian dwelling in upstate New York, Duncan and Lily face such challenges as a hit-and-run involving a wild boar, the discovery of a human bone in the yard and a peeping tom.
Author : Bill Ivy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 0717226611
Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet and world distribution of these monkeys.
Author : National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309176507
A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psychological well-being. The amendment, however, provides few specifics. The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates recommends practical approaches to meeting those requirements. It focuses on what is known about the psychological needs of primates and makes suggestions for assessing and promoting their well-being. This volume examines the elements of an effective care program--social companionship, opportunities for species-typical activity, housing and sanitation, and daily care routines--and provides a helpful checklist for designing a plan for promoting psychological well-being. The book provides a wealth of specific and useful information about the psychological attributes and needs of the most widely used and exhibited nonhuman primates. Readable and well-organized, it will be welcomed by animal care and use committees, facilities administrators, enforcement inspectors, animal advocates, researchers, veterinarians, and caretakers.
Author : John Russell Napier,Prue H. Napier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015039099323
Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822567653
Introduces several varieity of New World monkeys, the monkeys of Central and South America, discussing their physical and social characteristics, their habitats, their diets, and the fact that the destruction of the rain forests is putting many varietieson the endangered species list.
Author : Alfred L. Rosenberger
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691143644
"This book is a broad synthesis of new world monkey evolution, integrating their unique evolutionary story into the bigger picture of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. Capsule For more than 30 million years, New World monkeys have inhabited the forests of South and Central America. Whether these primates originally came from Africa by rafting across the Atlantic or crossing overland from North America, they soon flourished. This book tells the story of these New World monkeys. Integrating data from fossil and living animals, it explores the evolution of the three major New World monkey lineages as well as how they fit into the broader story of primate evolution and Amazon biodiversity. After providing readers with necessary background in primate taxonomy and systematics, Rosenberger shows that the notion of adaptive zones is central to our understanding of primate evolution. The idea of adaptive zones can explain how radiations evolve, morphological adaptations appear, and communities form. From here, Rosenberger synthesizes what is known about New World monkeys' unique ecological adaptations, including those involving feeding and locomotion, as well as their social behaviour. The book's concluding chapters explore theories of how primates first arrived in South America and what their future looks like given the threat of extinction. Biography Internal Use Only Alfred L. Rosenberger is Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology at Brooklyn College. An expert on the origin and evolution of New World Monkeys, Rosenberger has contributed numerous articles in edited volumes and his work is published in journals such as Nature, Journal of Human Evolution and American Journal of Primatology . Audience The audience for this book is scholars and graduate students in biological/physical anthropolog and primatology, and to a lesser extent conservation biology, evolutionary biology, and behavioral ecology . Rationale - no copy text Other Relevant Info - no copy text"--
Author : Steven A. Horak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Felidae
ISBN : 0716613522
Presents information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of lions and other wild cats.
Author : Marc Zabludoff
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761425357
"An exploration of the life cycle, diet, behavior, anatomy, and conservation status of monkeys"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Steven Horak,World Book, Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Baboons
ISBN : LCCN:00021639
Questions and answers explore the world of Old World monkeys, with an emphasis on baboons.
Author : Paul A. Garber,Alejandro Estrada,Julio Cesar Bicca-Marques,Eckhard W. Heymann,Karen B. Strier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387787053
This will be the first time a volume will be compiled focusing on South American monkeys as models to address and test critical issues in the study of nonhuman primates. In addition, the volume will serve an important compliment to the book on Mesoamerican primates recently published in the series under the DIPR book series. The book will be of interest to a broad range of scientists in various disciplines, ranging from primatology, to animal behavior, animal ecology, conservation biology, veterinary science, animal husbandry, anthropology, and natural resource management. Moreover, although the volume will highlight South American primates, chapters will not simply review particular taxa or topics. Rather the focus of each chapter is to examine the nature and range of primate responses to changes in their ecological and social environments, and to use data on South American monkeys to address critical theoretical questions in the study of primate behavior, ecology, and conservation. Thus, we anticipate that the volume will be widely read by a broad range of students and researchers interested in prosimians, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, apes, humans, as well as animal behavior and tropical biology.
Author : Gerard Meurant
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483288505
Primate Adaptation and Evolutionis the only recent text published in this rapidly progressing field. It provides you with an extensive, current survey of the order Primates, both living and fossil. By combining information on primate anatomy, ecology, and behavior with the primate fossil record, this book enables students to study primates from all epochs as a single, viable group. It surveys major primate radiations throughout 65 million years, and provides equal treatment of both living and extinct species. ï Presents a summary of the primate fossils ï Reviews primate evolution ï Provides an introduction to the primate anatomy ï Discusses the features that distinguish the living groups of primates ï Summarizes recent work on primate ecology
Author : Barbara Welker
Publisher : Open SUNY Textbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1942341415
Where did we come from? What were our ancestors like? Why do we differ from other animals? How do scientists trace and construct our evolutionary history? The Evolution of Our Tribe: Hominini provides answers to these questions and more. The book explores the field of paleoanthropology past and present. Beginning over 65 million years ago, Welker traces the evolution of our species, the environments and selective forces that shaped our ancestors, their physical and cultural adaptations, and the people and places involved with their discovery and study. It is designed as a textbook for a course on Human Evolution but can also serve as an introductory text for relevant sections of courses in Biological or General Anthropology or general interest. It is both a comprehensive technical reference for relevant terms, theories, methods, and species and an overview of the people, places, and discoveries that have imbued paleoanthropology with such fascination, romance, and mystery.