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Five New World Primates : A Study in Comparative Ecology / John Terborgh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Terborgh, John, author.
- Series:
- Monographs in behavior and ecology.
- Monographs in Behavior and Ecology ; 622
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New World monkeys--Ecology--Peru.
- New World monkeys.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Other Title:
- 5 New World primates.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Launching a new series, Monographs in Behavior and Ecology, this work is an intensive study of five species of New World monkeys--all omnivores with a diet of fruit and small prey. Notwithstanding their common diet, they differ widely in group size, social system, ranging patterns, and degree of territoriality.Originally published in 1984.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
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Study Site: Its Climate and Vegetation
- 3. The Primate Community at Cocha Cashu
- 4. Activity Pattems
- 5. The Use of Plant Resources
- 6. Foraging for Prey
- 7. Rangin Patterns
- 8. Ecology of Mixed Troops
- 9. Ecological Relationships in the Manu Primate Community
- 10. Synthesis nad Conclusions
- Epilogue
- Literature Cited
- Author Index
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: p. [238]-251.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9780691640907
- 0691640904
- 9780691083384
- 069108338X
- 9780691613024
- 0691613028
- 9781400857166
- 1400857163
- OCLC:
- 884013387
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