The Gibbons

From the reviews: This volume is based on symposia held in 2002 and 2004, which focused on aspects of gibbon behavior, ecology, conservation, and biogeography, plus analyses of their fossil record and interspecific evolutionary relationships. it is wonderful to see the range of colleagues from countries hosting gibbons, fully engaged in their study. Summing Up: Recommended. Academic audiences, upper-division undergraduates and above. (E. Delson, Choice, Vol. 47 (3), November, 2009) This well-written and insightful edited volume is based on symposia from the 2002 and 2004 International Primatological Society Congresses. Its editors accurately argue that gibbons have not received as much attention as great apes. By providing the most up-to-date review of hylobatid biogeography, dietary ecology, social organization, and conservation, this volume does an outstanding job in significantly adding to our knowledge of small apes. (Herbert H. Covert, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 143, 2010)

The Diversity of Small Apes and the Importance of Population-Level Studies.- Biogeography.- Evolutionary Relationships Among the Gibbons: A Biogeographic Perspective.- Genetic Differentiation of Agile Gibbons Between Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia.- Vocal Diversity of Klosss Gibbons (Hylobates Klossii) in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.- Phylogeography of Klosss Gibbon (Hylobates Klossii) Populations and Implications for Conservation Planning in the Mentawai Islands.- Individual and Geographical Variability in the Songs of Wild Silvery Gibbons (Hylobates Moloch) on Java, Indonesia.- The Fossil Record of Gibbons.- Diet and Community Ecology.- Hylobatid Diets Revisited: The Importance of Body Mass, Fruit Availability, and Interspecific Competition.- Competition and Niche Overlap Between Gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) and Other Frugivorous Vertebrates in Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.- The Seed Dispersal Niche of Gibbons in Bornean Dipterocarp Forests.- The Relationship Between Ecology and Social Organization.- Ecology and the Social System of Gibbons.- The Ecology and Evolution of Hylobatid Communities: Causal and Contextual Factors Underlying Inter- and Intraspecific Variation.- Seasonal Home Range Use and Defendability in White-Handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.- Mating Systems and Reproduction.- Monogamy in Mammals: Expanding the Perspective on Hylobatid Mating Systems.- Monitoring Female Reproductive Status in White-Handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar) Using Fecal Hormone Analysis and Patterns of Genital Skin Swellings.- Patterns of Infant Care in Wild Siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) in Southern Sumatra.- The Social Organization and Mating System of Khao Yai White-Handed Gibbons: 1992-2006.-Conservation Biology.- Status and Conservation of Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae) in the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.- The Distribution and Abundance of Hoolock Gibbons in India.- Census of Eastern Hoolock Gibbons (Hoolock leuconedys) in Mahamyaing Wildlife Sanctuary, Sagaing Division, Myanmar.- The Population Distribution and Abundance of Siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) and Agile Gibbons (Hylobates agilis) in West Central Sumatra, Indonesia.- Canopy Bridges: An Effective Conservation Tactic for Supporting Gibbon Populations in Forest Fragments.- The Role of Reintroduction in Gibbon Conservation: Opportunities and Challenges.- Saving the Small Apes: Conservation Assessment of Gibbon Species at the 2006 Asian Primate Red List Workshop.