New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates / Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects (PDF)

Overview of the mesoamerican primate fauna, primatestudies and conservation concerns.- Introduction: taxonomy and biogeography.- Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican Primates.- The biogeographic history of Mesoamerican primates.- Introduction: population responses to disturbance.- Demographic features of allouatta pigra populations in extensive and fragmented forests.- Population structure of black howlers(alouatta pigra) in southern Belize in response to hurricane Iris.- The effects of forest fragment age, isolation, size, habitat type, and water availability on monkey density in a tropical dry forest.- Forest fragmentation and changes in the feeding ecology of black howlers (alouatta pigra) from the Calakmul area in Mexico.- Incidence and intensity of intestinal parasitic infections in alouatta pogra in tropical rainforest in Lacandona, Chiapa, Mexico.- Introduction: Behavior and Ecology.- Average body weight for mantled howling monkeys (alouatta palliata): an assessment of average values and variability.- An exploratory analysis of developmental plasticity in Costa Rican mantled howler monkeys (alouatta palliata).- Use of landmark cues to locate feeding sites in wild capuchin monkeys (cebus capucinus): an experimental field study.- Leap, bridge, or ride? Ontogenetic influences in gap crossing in cebus and alouatta.- The effects of tropical dry forest seasonality on food choice by juvenlie capuchin monkeys (cebus capucinuc).- Why be alpha male? Dominance and reproductive success in wild white-faced capuchins (cebus capucinus).- Post-conceptive mating in white-faced capuchins, cebus capucinus: hormonal and sociosexual patterns of cycling, non-cycling and pregnant females.- Growth of a reintroduced spider monkey (ateles geoffroyi)population on Barro Colorado Island, Panama.- Primates in agroecosystems: conservation value of some agricultural practices in Mesoamerican landscapes.- Promate populations in the protected forests of Maya archaeological sites in

From the reviews:

"There has, until now, been no synthesis of what is known about Meso-American primates. Which is one of the reasons that New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates is so welcome … . Part of Springer's excellent ‘Developments in Primatology’ series, the book’s 43 authors cover a wide variety of topics, with a depth and breadth that will be of great use not only to current and future researchers working on primates in the region but form the bases for productive comparisons … ." (Adrian A. Barnett, Primate Eye, October, 2006)

"New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates is an interesting book covering a wide range of topics with reference to a selected group of primate taxa. It will be an important reference book for primatologists in general and especially for persons working with capuchins, howlers and spider monkeys. Moreover, the book should definitely be in libraries of Mesoamerica, accessible to the Latin American primatologists who, during the next several decades, will bear the responsibility of protecting and preserving them." (E. Fernandez-Dugue, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 28, 2007)