New World Monkeys : : The Evolutionary Odyssey / / Alfred L. Rosenberger.
A comprehensive account of the origins, evolution, and lifestyles of South and Central American primatesNew 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 displ...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 16 pg color insert. 55 b/w illus., 10 tables, 1 map. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1. What Is a New World Monkey?
- CHAPTER 2. Diverse Lifestyles
- CHAPTER 3. What’s In a Name?
- CHAPTER 4. Evolutionary Models
- CHAPTER 5. How to Eat like a Monkey
- CHAPTER 6. Arboreal Acrobats
- CHAPTER 7. Many Kinds of Platyrrhine Brains
- CHAPTER 8. The Varieties and Means of Social Organization
- CHAPTER 9. 20 Million Years: Every Fossil Tells a Story
- CHAPTER 10. South America Was Once an Island: How Did Platyrrhine Ancestors Get There?
- CHAPTER 11. After 20 Million Years of Existence, New World Monkeys Face Extinction
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary of Terms
- Recommended Reading
- References
- Index