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The New World primates have radiated widely in tropical America, evolving a variety of adaptations to cope with different ways of life. This comparative survey examines many species. Some are highly specialized in unique ways; others have paralleled the lemurs of Madagascar or the monkeys and apes of Africa and Asia. The author's emphasis is on nat

Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Chapter One. Notes on Classification and History, pg. 1*Chapter Two. The Setting, pg. 13*Chapter Three. Hatural History, pg. 19*Chapter Four. Social Relations and Organizations, pg. 111*Chapter Five. Communication Systems, pg. 149*Review of Chapters, pg. 187*Chapter Six. Comparable Radiations, pg. 191*Chapter Seven. The Vevelopment of Intelligence, pg. 211*Appendix One. Some Groups Of Amazonian Monkeys, pg. 221*Appendix Two. A Partial "Synoptic" List of Ceboids, pg. 223*Bibliography, pg. 225*Index, pg. 249

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 4/19/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691644417, 978-0691644417
      ISBN10: 0691644411
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The New World primates have radiated widely in tropical America, evolving a variety of adaptations to cope with different ways of life. This comparative survey examines many species. Some are highly specialized in unique ways; others have paralleled the lemurs of Madagascar or the monkeys and apes of Africa and Asia. The author's emphasis is on nat

      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Chapter One. Notes on Classification and History, pg. 1*Chapter Two. The Setting, pg. 13*Chapter Three. Hatural History, pg. 19*Chapter Four. Social Relations and Organizations, pg. 111*Chapter Five. Communication Systems, pg. 149*Review of Chapters, pg. 187*Chapter Six. Comparable Radiations, pg. 191*Chapter Seven. The Vevelopment of Intelligence, pg. 211*Appendix One. Some Groups Of Amazonian Monkeys, pg. 221*Appendix Two. A Partial "Synoptic" List of Ceboids, pg. 223*Bibliography, pg. 225*Index, pg. 249

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