Primate socioecological studies have attempted to derive general frameworks using the
average behavioural traits of species or genera to place them into categories. However, with …

Based on field studies spanning nearly 40 years, this reference book summarizes and
integrates past research with new and previously unpublished information on the behavioral …

Identifying factors that influence animal density is a fundamental goal in ecology that has
taken on new importance with the need to develop informed management plans. This is …

Summary 1 The impact of habitat disturbance on biodiversity conservation and animal
health is poorly understood. Selective logging results in a suite of alterations that may …

The diet selection of two groups of red colobus monkeys (Procolobus badius) in Kibale
National Park, Uganda are considered with respect to protein, fiber, digestibility, alkaloids …

Although the effects of forest fragmentation on species and ecological processes have been
the focus of considerable research in conservation biology, our capacity to predict how …

This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great
ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in …

The ecological-constraints model proposes that increased group size increases within-
group feeding competition, necessitating increased travel and, consequently, constraining …

In tropical regions, most primary ecosystems have been replaced by mosaic landscapes in
which species must cope with a large shift in the distribution of their habitat and associated …

Primates of the Colobinae subfamily are highly folivorous. They possess a sacculated
foregut and are believed to rely on a specialized gut microbiota to extract sufficient energy …