The Life of Primates

This book provides students with a comprehensive overview of the lives of primates. It helps them tackle the complex ideas and issues of primatology by first establishing the context and groundwork from which these studies were conducted. Each chapter includes 1. Key words that are boldfaced in the text, listed at the end of each chapter, and defined in the glossary. 2.Information and Hot Topic boxes provide small vignettes that would be of particular interest and provide greater insight to the reader. 3.Chapter summaries review the major points that have been covered, and study questions indicate to the reader those points that we feel should be underscored and understood. Table Of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to the Nonhuman Primates. Chapter 2: Primate Classification. Chapter 3: Primate Biogeography. Chapter 4: The Primate Body. Chapter 5: Primate Evolution. Chapter 6: Primate Ecology. Chapter 7: Primate Social Organization. Chapter 8: Primate Social Relationships. Chapter 9: Primate Communication. Chapter 10: The Primate Brain and Complex Behavior. Chapter 11: Primate Conservation. Appendix A: Metric-Imperial Conversions. Appnedix B: Comparative Primate Skeletons. Glossary. References. Credits. Index.