Colobine Monkeys

"This well-integrated set of papers demonstrates how far we have travelled toward understanding the interactions among diet, anatomy, demographics and social behavior [in Colobines]." Science

"...a genuine exemplar for the primatological literature of edited volumes, and it is a most comprehensive and synthetic account of these animals....Excellent accounts of the evolutionary history of their diversity and natural history, in-depth chapters on their unique digestive system (including their teeth), their population dynamics and social behavior, and, along with the prospects of their future conservation, make this an extremely valuable work for anyone interested in primates, mammalian evolutionary biology, and conservation. Highly recommended." Choice

"...a very welcome addition to the primate literature. Colobine Monkeys is an excellent book, and true to its subtitle it does cover ecology, behavior, and evolutionary history with a series of review papers that should make any primatologist who has worked with colobines very satisfied....a valuable book that belongs on every primatologist's shelf." Craig B. Stanford, American Journal of Primatology

Preface; 1. What are the colobines? John Oates and Glyn Davies; 2. Evolutionary history of the colobines in a paleoenvironmental perspective Eric Delson; 3. The diversity of living colobines John Oates, Glyn Davies and Eric Delson; 4. The natural history of African colobines John Oates; 5. The natural history of Asian colobines Elizabeth Bennett and Glyn Davies; 6. Functional morphology of colobine teeth Peter Lucas and Mark Teaford; 7. Functional morphology of the gastro-intestinal tract David Chivers; 8. Digestive physiology Robin Kay and Glyn Davies; 9. Colobine food preferences and plant chemistry Peter Waterman and Karen Kool; 10. Colobine populations Glyn Davies; 11. Colobine monkey society Paul Newton and Robin Dunbar; 12. Conclusions: past, present and future John Oates and Glyn Davies; References; Index.