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"This collection of 29 papers grew out of a symposium entitled ""Setting the Future Agenda for Neotropical Primates. "" The symposium was held at the Department of Zoo­ logical Research, National Zoological Park, Washington D. C. , on February 26-27, 1994, and was sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Smith­ sonian Institution, and Friends of the National Zoo. We put the symposium together with two objectives: to honor Warren G. Kinzey for his contributions to the growing field of platyrrhine studies and to provide researchers who work in the Neotropics with the oppor­ tunity to discuss recent developments, to identify areas of research that require additional study, and especially to help guide the next generation of researchers. The symposium provided the opportunity to recognize Warren as a mentor and col­ laborator to the contribution of the study of platyrrhines. Contributions to the book were expanded in order to provide a more comprehensive view of platyrrhine evolution and ecology, to emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of many of these studies, and to high­ light the central role that New World monkeys play in advancing primatology. If this vol­ ume were to require major revisions after just one more decade of research, that would be a fitting testament to Warren's enthusiasm and his drive to continually update the field with new ideas and methods. Tributes to Warren and a list of his publications have been published elsewhere (Norconk, 1994, 1996; Rosenberger 1994, 1995)."

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Author:   Marilyn A. Norconk ,  Alfred L. Rosenberger ,  Paul A. Garber
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.974kg
ISBN:  

9781461346869

ISBN 10:   146134686
Pages:   555
Publication Date:   14 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I. Problems of Platyrrhine Evolution.- 1. Molecules, Morphology, and Platyrrhine Systematics.- 2. Primates of the Atlantic Forest: Origin, Distributions, Endemism, and Communities.- 3. Primate Populations in Eastern Amazonia.- 4. Primates of Guayana Shield Forests: Venezuela and the Guianas.- Section II. On Cullitrichines.- Marmoset Misconceptions.- 5. The Other Side of Callitrichine Gummivory: Digestibility and Nutritional Value.- 6. Locomotion of Golden Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia): The Effects of Foraging Adaptations and Substrate Characteristics on Locomotor behavior.- 7. Functional and Phylogenetic Implications of Ankle Morphology in Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii).- 8. Ecology of the “Southern” Marmosets (Callithrix aurita and Callithrix flaviceps): How Different, How Similar?.- 9. Activity and Ranging Patterns in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): Implications for Reproductive Strategies.- 10. Parental Care Patterns and Vigilance in Wild Cotton-Top Tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).- 11. Testing Learning Paradigms in the Field: Evidence for Use of Spatial and Perceptual Information and Rule-Based Foraging in Wild Moustached Tamarins.- Section III. Critical Issues in Cebine Evolution and Behavior.- Critical Issues in Cebine Evolution and behavior.- 12. Species Definition and Differentiation as Seen in the Postcranial Skeleton of Cebus.- 13. Vocal Coordination of Troop Movement in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri oerstedi and S. sciureus) and White-Faced Capuchins (Cebus capucinus).- 14. The Behavioral Ecology of Wedge-Capped Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus olivaceus).- 15. See How They Grow: Tracking Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) Populations in a Regenerating Costa Rican Dry Forest.- 16. Toward an Experimental Socioecology of Primates: Examples fromArgentine Brown Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus).- Section IV.New Perspectives on the Pitheciines.- New Perspectives on the Pitheciines.- 17. The Evolution of Positional Behavior in the Saki-Uakaris (Pithecia, Chiropotes, and Cacajao).- 18. The Neotropical Primate Adaptation to Nocturnality: Feeding in the Night (Aotus nigriceps and A. azarae).- 19. Diet and Feeding Ecology of Masked Titis (Callicebus personatus).- 20. Seasonal Variation in the Diets of White-Faced and Bearded Sakis (Pithecia pithecia and Chiropotes satanas) in Guri Lake, Venezuela.- Section V. On Atelines.- On Atelines.- 21. Dental Microwear and Diet in a Wild Population of Mantled Howling Monkeys (Alouatta palliata).- 22. Seasonal Differences in Food Choice and Patch Preference of Long-Haired Spider Monkeys (Ateles belzebuth).- 23. Use of Space, Spatial Group Structure, and Foraging Group Size of Gray Woolly Monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha cana) at Urucu, Brazil: A Review of the Atelinae.- 24. The Relation between Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus) Troop Size and Population Growth in Two Habitats.- 25. Reproductive Ecology of Female Muriquis (Brachy teles arachnoides).- Translations of Chapter Summaries.

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'Quite good...the papers present new data on important topics...a worthwhile contribution to the state of the art on New World Monkeys.' The Quarterly Review of Biology (June 1998)

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