Colobine Monkeys: Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521331531)

Colobine monkeys have a unique digestive system that allows them to exploit foliage as a food source. This gives them a niche in Old World forests where they are often the only abundant medium-sized arboreal folivorous mammal. From a possible Miocene origin, colobine monkeys have radiated into a wide variety of forms inhabiting a range of tropical woodlands in Africa and Asia. The central theme of this work is adaptive radiation, showing how the special features of colobine anatomy interacted with a range of ecosystems to produce the distinctive species of today. Most of the extant species have been subject to long-term field studies, but until this book, no synthesis of work on this group has been available. The book discusses parallels with other mammalian groups.

Author: Glyn Ed Davies
ISBN-10: 0521331536
ISBN-13: 9780521331531
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/1994
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d