Following creation of the 2010 Biodiversity Target under the Convention on Biological
Diversity and adoption of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, information on …

Events in primate evolution are often dated by assuming a constant rate of substitution per
unit time, but the validity of this assumption remains unclear. Among mammals, it is well …

Aim Data on geographical ranges are essential when defining the conservation status of a
species, and in evaluating levels of human disturbance. Where locality data are deficient …

The southern part of Assam in India, a part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot, harbors a
myriad number of wild plant and animal species. Although there is only one protected area …

Here we report on the fifth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of 25 primate
species considered to be amongst the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of …

The crab-eating or long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) of tropical Southeast Asia is a
widespread but rapidly declining species. The threats to the species are manifold and …

Chinese snub-nosed monkeys belong to the genus Rhinopithecus and are limited in
distribution to six isolated mountainous areas in the temperate regions of Central and …

The biological mechanisms that underpin primate social evolution remain poorly
understood. Asian colobines display a range of social organizations, which makes them …

To promote the public awareness of the critical situation of numerous primate species
around the world, in 2000 the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, together with …

Here we report on the fourth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of 25 primate
species considered to be amongst the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of …