Abstract: For those outside of the primatological community, it may seem surprising that this is the first volume about spider monkeys (genus Ateles). However, while they are often seen as the “typical monkey,” mischievously hanging from their tails, swinging through the trees and eating fruit, spider monkeys are relatively unstudied in the wild compared with many species of Old World monkey, and other New World genera such as capuchin monkeys (Cebus spp.) and howler monkeys (Alouatta spp.). Indeed there are more data concerning most aspects of the social lives of the highly endangered muriqui (Brachyteles spp.), thanks largely to the long-term studies of Karen Strier, than the more common and much more widely distributed spider monkey.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-09-25
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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