Spider Monkeys
Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of the Genus Ateles

This book contains both published and previously unpublished research on spider monkeys, for academic researchers and graduate students.

Christina J. Campbell (Edited by)

9781107406025, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 July 2012

422 pages
22.6 x 15 x 2.5 cm, 0.59 kg

'… useful reference for academic researchers and graduate students.' Mammalia

Spider monkeys are one of the most widespread New World primate genera, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia. Although they are common in zoos, spider monkeys are traditionally very difficult to study in the wild, because they are fast moving, live high in the canopy and are almost always found in small subgroups that vary in size and composition throughout the day. This book is an assimilation of both published and previously unpublished research. It is a comprehensive source of information for academic researchers and graduate students interested in primatology, evolutionary anthropology and behavioral ecology and covers topics such as taxonomy, diet, sexuality and reproduction, and conservation.

1. Introduction Christina J. Campbell
Part I. Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Evolution: 2. Morphology and evolution of the spider monkey, genus Ateles Alfred Rosenberger, Lauren Halenar, Siobanán B. Cooke and Walter Hartwig
3. The taxonomic status of spider monkeys in the 21st century Andrew Collins
Part II. Ecology: 4. Diets of wild spider monkeys Anthony Di Fiore, Andres Link and J. Lawrence Dew
5. Factors influencing spider monkey habitat use and ranging patterns Robert B. Wallace
6. Seed dispersal J. Lawrence Dew
Part III. Behavior and Reproduction: 7. Locomotion and positional behavior of spider monkeys Dionisios Youlatos
8. Communication in spider monkeys: the function and mechanisms underlying the use of the whinny Gabriel Ramos-Fernández
9. Social interactions, social relationships and the social system of spider monkeys Filippo Aureli and Colleen Schaffner
10. Spider monkey reproduction and sexual behavior Christina J. Campbell and K. Nicole Gibson
11. Immaturity in spider monkeys: a risky business Laura Greer Vick
12. Demography and group composition of spider monkeys Yukiko Shimooka, Christina J. Campbell, Anthony Di Fiore, Annika M. Felton, Kosei Izawa, Andres Link, Akisato Nishimura, Gabriel Ramos-Fernández and Robert B. Wallace
Part IV. Interactions with Humans: 13. Spider monkey conservation in the 21st century: recognizing risks and opportunities Gabriel Ramos-Fernández and Robert B. Wallace
14. The ethnoprimatology of the spider monkeys: from past to present Loretta Cormier and Bernardo Urbani.

Subject Areas: Human biology [PSX], Physical anthropology [JHMP]