Old World Monkeys

Definitive, broad-ranging reference work on Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoids).

Paul F. Whitehead (Edited by), Clifford J. Jolly (Edited by)

9780521028097, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 November 2006

544 pages, 74 b/w illus. 46 tables
22.8 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm, 0.804 kg

'Old World Monkeys is a landmark volume … an invaluable resource for all primatologists.' J. K. McKee, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoidea) are the most successful and diverse group of living non-human primates in terms of the number of species, behavioural repertoires and ecology. They have much to teach us about the processes of evolution and the principles of ecology, and are among our closest living relatives. This volume presents a broad, technical account of cercopithecoid biology including molecular, behavioural and morphological approaches to phylogeny, population structure, allometry, fossil history, functional morphology, ecology, cognitive capabilities, social behaviour and conservation. It will be the definitive reference on this group for professionals and graduate students in primatology, animal behaviour, paleontology, morphology, systematics and physical anthropology, but will also be useful to senior undergraduates.

List of contributors
Preface
1. Old World monkeys: three decades of development and change in the study of the Cercopithecoidea Clifford J. Jolly and Paul F. Whitehead
2. The molecular systematics of the Cercopithecoidae Todd R. Disotell
3. Molecular genetic variation and population structure in Papio baboons Jeffrey Rogers
4. The phylogeny of the Cercopithecoidea Colin P. Groves
5. Ontogeny of the nasal capsule in cercopithecoids: a contribution to the comparative and evolutionary morphology of catarrhines Wolfgang Maier
6. Old World monkey origins and diversification: an evolutionary study of diet and dentition Brenda R. Benefit
7. Geological context of fossil Cercopithecoidea from eastern Africa Thomas Gundling and Andrew Hill
8. The oro-facial complex in macaques: tongue and jaw movements in feeding Karen Hiiemae
9. Evolutionary morphology of the skull in Old World monkeys Matthew J. Ravosa and Lorna P. Profant
10. Evolutionary endocrinology of the cercopithecoids Patricia L. Whitten
11. Behavioral ecology and socioendocrinology of reproductive maturation in cercopithecine monkeys Fred B. Bercovitch
12. Quantitative assessment of occlusal wear and age estimation in Ethiopian and Tanzanian baboons Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, Thore Bergman and Clifford J. Jolly
13. Maternal investment throughout the life span in Old World monkeys Lynn A. Fairbanks
14. Cognitive capacities of Old World monkeys based on studies of social behavior Irwin S. Bernstein
15. The effects of predation and habitat quality on the socioecology of African monkeys: lessons from the islands of Bioko and Zanzibar Thomas T. Struhsaker
16. The loud calls of black-and-white colobus monkeys: their adaptive and taxonomic significance in light of new data John F. Oates, C. M. Bocian and C. J. Terranova
17. Agonistic and affiliative relationships in a blue monkey group Marina Cords
18. Locomotor behavior in Ugandan monkeys Daniel L. Gebo and Colin A. Chapman
19. The behavioral ecology of Asian colobines Carey P. Yeager and Karen Kool
Index.

Subject Areas: Primates [PSVW79], Zoology & animal sciences [PSV]