Monkeys of the Taï Forest
An African Primate Community

A unique, multi-thematic case study of the entire monkey community of the Taï forest.

W. Scott McGraw (Edited by), Klaus Zuberbühler (Edited by), Ronald Noë (Edited by)

9780521816335, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 May 2007

342 pages, 65 b/w illus. 16 colour illus. 38 tables
23.4 x 15.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.703 kg

"Having all of these data compiled into a format for easy comparison is extremely useful. ... the volume contains a plethora of information that could potentially be used to improve the conservation status of these species." - Toni Lyn Morelli, Ecology

A great deal has been written about primates; however few volumes have focused on an entire community of sympatric monkeys at a single site. Drawing upon diverse sets of data, the authors provide a multi-thematic case study of the entire monkey community of the Taï forest (Ivory Coast). Much of the book explores how the seven monkey species have adapted to hunting pressures from chimpanzees, leopards, crowned eagles and humans. Other themes covered include feeding ecology, social behaviour, positional behaviour and habitat use, vocal communication and conservation. Colour photographs of all species are provided, showing the major behavioural characteristics of each, as little is known about these West African monkeys. This scientifically important volume will be of interest to a broad audience including primatologists, functional anatomists, psychologists, and behavioural ecologists.

1: The monkeys of the Taï Forest: an introduction W. S. McGraw and K. Zuberbuhler, Part I. Social Behavior: 2. The social system of guenons P. Buzzard and W .Eckardt
3: How small-scale differences in food competition lead to different social systems in three closely related sympatric colobines A. H. Korstjens, K. Bergman, C.Deffernez, M. Krebs, E. C. Nijssen, BAM van Oirschot, C Paukert, E. P. Schippers
4. The structure of social relationships among sooty mangabeys in Taï F. Range, T. Forderer, Y. Meystre, C. Benetton, and C. Fruteau
Part II. Anti-Predation Strategies: 5. Interactions between leopard and monkeys K. Zuberbuhler and D. Jenny
6. Interactions between red colobus and chimpanzees R. Bshary
7. Interactions between African crowned eagles and their primate prey community S. Shultz and S. Thomsett
8. Semantic information in alarm calls K. Zuberbuhler
Part III. Habitat Use: 9. Positional behavior and habitat use of Taï Forest monkeys W. S. McGraw
Part IV. Conservation: 10. Can monkey behavior be used as an indicator for poaching pressure? A case study of the Diana guenon (Cercopithecus diana) and the western red colobus (Procolobus badius) I. Kone and J. Refisch
11. Vulnerability and conservation of the Taï Forest monkeys W. S. McGraw.

Subject Areas: Conservation of wildlife & habitats [RNKH], Primates [PSVW79], Animal ecology [PSVS], Animal behaviour [PSVP]