From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest
nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that …

ABSTRACT 1 Almost 50% of primate species are in danger of becoming extinct, according
to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of …

Amphibians are in decline worldwide. However, their patterns of diversity, especially in the
tropics, are not well understood, mainly because of incomplete information on taxonomy and …

Data are presented on adult body mass for 230 of 249 primate species, based on a review of
the literature and previously unpublished data. The issues involved in collecting data on …

Following reports of dramatic declines in managed and feral honey bees from nearly every
region of North America, scientists and resource managers from the US, Mexico, and …

Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …

Consider this: Without interaction between animals and flowering plants, the seeds and fruits
that make up nearly eighty percent of the human diet would not exist. In The Forgotten …

Primates in peril: the significance of Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo for global primate conservation [PeerJ] Related research Download …

The most threatened mammal group on Earth, Madagascar's five endemic lemur families
(lemurs are found nowhere else), represent more than 20% of the world's primate species …

This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …