The new world primates : adaptive radiation and the evolution of social behavior, languages, and intelligence / Martin Moynihan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moynihan, M., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New World monkeys--Behavior.

New World monkeys.

New World monkeys--Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1976.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 natural history, behavior, and ecology. Topics include geographical distributions, habitat preferences, territorial arrangements, activity rhythms, feeding techniques, defense mechanisms, and competition and cooperation among individuals of the same species. Much of the material is new, based on recent research in the field. Social reactions and organizations, and communication systems, are discussed in order to consider their implications for the evolution of primates in general and the development of languages and intelligence.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter One. Notes on Classification and History

Chapter Two. The Setting

Chapter Three. Hatural History

Chapter Four. Social Relations and Organizations

Chapter Five. Communication Systems

Review of Chapters

Chapter Six. Comparable Radiations

Chapter Seven. The Vevelopment of Intelligence

Appendix One. Some Groups Of Amazonian Monkeys

Appendix Two. A Partial "Synoptic" List of Ceboids

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691644417

0691644411

9781400870448

1400870445

OCLC:

1011446686