High Altitude Primates

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects

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Beskrivning

The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-16
Mått:155 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt:740 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Antal sidor:360
Upplaga:2014
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781461481744

Utforska kategorier

Däggdjur inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Däggdjur inom Djur och Natur

Innehållsförteckning

High Altitude Prosimian Primates.- 1. Effects of Altitude on the Conservation Biogeography of Lemurs in South East Madagascar.- 2. Hibernation patterns of dwarf lemurs in the high altitude forests of eastern Madagascar.- 3. Altitudinal Distribution and Ranging Patterns of Pygmy Tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus).- High Altitude Monkeys.- 4. Biogeography and conservation of Andean primates in Peru.- 5. Population density and ecological traits of high land woolly monkeys at Cueva de los Guacharos National Park, Colombia.- 6. Seed Dispersal by Woolly Monkeys in Cueva de los Guacharos National Park (Colombia): An amazonian primate dispersing montane plants.- 7. Distribution and ecology of the most tropical of the high-elevation montane colobines: the ebony langur on Java.- 8. Snow tolerance of Japanese macaques inhabiting high-latitude mountainous forests of Japan.- 9. Seasonal and altitudinal migration of Japanese macaques in the Northern Japan Alps.- 10. Rhinopithecus bieti at Xiaochangdu, Tibet: Adaptations to a marginal environment.- 11. Nutritional implications of the high-elevation lifestyle of Rhinopithecus bieti.- 12. Variation in primate abundance along an elevational gradient in the Udzungwa.- 13. Deriving Conservation Status for a High Altitude Population: Golden Monkeys of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda.- High Altitude Apes.- 14. High Altitude Diets: Implications for the Feeding and Nutritional Ecology of Mountain Gorillas.- 15. Preliminary data on the highland Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) of Batang Toru.- 16. Modern Human Biological Adaptations to High-Altitude Environments in the Andean ArchaeologicalRecord.-17. High Altitude Primates, Extreme Primates, and Anthropological Primatology (There is More to Human Evolution than Tool Use, Culture, or African Apes).