This comprehensive overview of the behavioural and ecological diversity of the colobines
shows that we have greatly expanded our understanding of the taxonomy, phylogeny …

Colobine or leaf-eating monkeys are a species-rich group of Old World primates with extant
species mainly found in the tropical belt of Africa and throughout most of South and …

The Colobines are a group of Afroeurasian monkeys that exhibit extraordinary behavioural
and ecological diversity. With long tails and diverse colourations, they are medium-sized …

The Asian colobine genus Semnopithecus is among the most phenotypically pliable of all
primate genera. This is reflected in their expansive geographical distribution, their …

Delson (1994) and Jablonski (2002) have provided the most recent, comprehensive reviews
of the fossil record for colobine monkeys, and Takai and Maschenko (2009) and Jablonski …

Miocene to Pleistocene fossiliferous sediments in the Tugen Hills span the time period from
at least 15.5 Ma to 0.25 Ma, including time periods unknown or little known elsewhere in …

The Colobinae (leaf-eating monkeys) are one of two crown cercopithecoid subfamilies along
with the Cercopithecinae (cheek-pouch monkeys). They are today represented by a diverse …

The colobine monkeys of Africa and Asia have a digestive system unique among primates.
This system analogous to that of ruminants, allows them to exploit foliage and seeds as food …

Africa's colobines the colobus monkeys are often thought of as rare, specialized forest
dwellers, with limited geographical distributions, monotonous diets and dull social lives …