Thomas T. Struhsaker

The Red Colobus Monkeys: Variation in Demography, Behavior, and Ecology of Endangered Species

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Produktbeschreibung

Red colobus monkeys are very unusual in many aspects of their biology, not just among primates but also among mammals. This thorough and current review of their biology takes full account of the latest theory in optimal foraging, sexual selection, social organization, biogeography, and conservation biology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• New
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 193mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1039g
• ISBN-13: 9780198529583
• ISBN-10: 0198529589
• Artikelnr.: 29339807

Autorenporträt

Thomas T. Struhsaker began his research in Africa in 1962 with a study of the behavioural ecology of vervet monkeys. Since then he has conducted biological field studies in 13 African nations and numerous countries in Latin America and Asia. From 1970 until 1988 he established, developed, and managed the field research station in Kibale, Uganda. His lobbying efforts in collaboration with many others eventually resulted in the creation of the Kibale National Park. Working in collaboration with numerous colleagues, he helped establish research and conservation programs of red Colobus, other primates, and forest ecology at 3 other important sites in East Africa: Tana River, Kenya; Jozani, Zanzibar; and the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. His publications include two books: The Red Colobus Monkey (1975) and Ecology of an African Rain Forest (1997), and numerous scientific and popular articles and technical reports on ecology, conservation, and animal behaviour.

Inhaltsangabe

* Foreword
* 1: General Biology of Red Colobus
* 2: Vocalizations
* 3: Demography: Social Group Size and Composition and Population
Density
* 4: Social Organization: Intergroup Relations, Tenure, Longevity, and
Dispersal
* 5: Social Behavior and Reproduction
* 6: Ecology
* 7: Conservation
* Literature Cited
* Index