Table of Contents

Advancing the Study of South American Primates.- Taxonomy, Distribution, Evolution, and Historical Biogeography of South American Primates.- The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini): An Annotated Taxonomy.- Paleogeography of the South Atlantic: a Route for Primates and Rodents into the New World?.- Platyrrhine Ecophylogenetics in Space and Time.- Recent Theoretical Advances in Primate Behavior and Ecology.- Demographic and Morphological Perspectives on Life History Evolution and Conservation of New World Monkeys.- Long-Term Field Studies of South American Primates.- Sexual Selection, Female Choice and Mating Systems.- The Reproductive Ecology of South American Primates: Ecological Adaptations in Ovulation and Conception.- Genetic Approaches to the Study of Dispersal and Kinship in New World Primates.- Predation Risk and Antipredator Strategies.- Mechanical and Nutritional Properties of Food as Factors in Platyrrhine Dietary Adaptations.- Neutral and Niche Perspectives and the Role of Primates as Seed Dispersers: A Case Study from Rio Paratari, Brazil.- The Use of Vocal Communication in Keeping the Spatial Cohesion of Groups: Intentionality and Specific Functions.- Primate Cognition: Integrating Social and Ecological Information in Decision-Making.- Conservation and Management of South American Primates.- Impacts of Subsistence Game Hunting on Amazonian Primates.- Primate Densities in the Atlantic Forest of~Southeast Brazil: The Role of Habitat Quality and Anthropogenic Disturbance.- Ecological and Anthropogenic Influences on Patterns of Parasitism in Free-Ranging Primates: A Meta-analysis of the Genus Alouatta.- Primate Conservation in South America: The~Human and Ecological Dimensions of the Problem.- Concluding Chapter.- Comparative Perspectives in the Study of South American Primates: Research Priorities and Conservation Imperatives.

Reviews

From the reviews:"More than 40 scientists from wide-ranging fields … address comparative perspectives and approaches in the study of the large and diverse radiation of South American primates. … this book is a triumph in providing a crucial summary of the existing and imminent challenges facing the research and conservation of South American primates and their habitats. An important addition for advanced scholars of primatology and related fields. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and above." (R. A. Delgado, Choice, Vol. 46 (10), June, 2009)“The compendium of papers compiled by over 40 scientists, many prominent leaders in their field and/or South American natives, will undoubtedly guide future studies on South American primates. South American primates is divided into five sub-sections, each of which is described in Garber and Estrada's introductory chapter for the more … reader.” (Nicole D. Gross Camp, Ecology, Vol. 91 (1), January, 2010)