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High Altitude Primates

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Editors:
  1. Nanda B. Grow

    1. Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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  2. Sharon Gursky-Doyen

    1. Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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  3. Alicia Krzton

    1. Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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  • Compiles the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates
  • Compares low-altitude and high-altitude populations
  • Gives examples of how geographic scales result in diversification and/or speciation ?
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects (DIPR)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  3. High Altitude Monkeys

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Biogeography and Conservation of Andean Primates in Peru

      • Sam Shanee, Noga Shanee, Nicola Campbell, Nestor Allgas
      Pages 63-83

    3. Population Density and Ecological Traits of Highland Woolly Monkeys at Cueva de los Guacharos National Park, Colombia

      • Sergio A. Vargas, Julián León, Mónica Ramírez, Nelson Galvis, Edgar Cifuentes, Pablo R. Stevenson
      Pages 85-102

    4. Seed Dispersal by Woolly Monkeys in Cueva de los Guacharos National Park (Colombia): An Amazonian Primate Dispersing Montane Plants

      • Mónica A. Ramírez, Nelson F. Galvis, Sergio A. Vargas, José Julián Léon, Edgar F. Cifuentes, Pablo R. Stevenson
      Pages 103-114

    5. Distribution and Ecology of the Most Tropical of the High-Elevation Montane Colobines: The Ebony Langur on Java

      • Vincent Nijman
      Pages 115-132

    6. Snow Tolerance of Japanese Macaques Inhabiting High-Latitude Mountainous Forests of Japan

      • Hiroto Enari
      Pages 133-151

    7. Seasonal and Altitudinal Migration of Japanese Macaques in the Northern Japan Alps

      • Shigeyuki Izumiyama
      Pages 153-181

    8. Rhinopithecus bieti at Xiaochangdu, Tibet: Adaptations to a Marginal Environment

      • Zuofu Xiang
      Pages 183-197

    9. Nutritional Implications of the High-Elevation Lifestyle of Rhinopithecus bieti

      • Heidi Bissell
      Pages 199-210

    10. Variation in Primate Abundance Along an Elevational Gradient in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania

      • Claudia Barelli, Juan F. Gallardo Palacios, Francesco Rovero
      Pages 211-226

    11. Deriving Conservation Status for a High Altitude Population: Golden Monkeys of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda

      • Dennis Twinomugisha, Michael D. Wasserman, Colin A. Chapman
      Pages 227-243

  4. High Altitude Apes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. High Altitude Diets: Implications for the Feeding and Nutritional Ecology of Mountain Gorillas

      • Jessica M. Rothman, John Bosco Nkurunungi, Bianca F. Shannon, Margaret A. H. Bryer
      Pages 247-264

    3. Preliminary Data on the Highland Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii) of Batang Toru

      • S. A. Wich, G. Usher, H. H. Peters, Mokhamad Faesal Rakhman Khakim, M. G. Nowak, G. M. Fredriksson
      Pages 265-283

    4. Modern Human Biological Adaptations to High-Altitude Environments in the Andean Archaeological Record

      • Karen J. Weinstein
      Pages 285-324
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The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations.  Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations.  However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying populations located in higher altitudes.  High altitude populations are important not only because of their uniqueness, but also because they highlight the range of primate adaptability and the complex variables that are involved in primate evolution.  These populations are good examples of how geographic scales result in diversification and/or speciation. Yet, there have been very few papers addressing how this high altitude environment affects the behavior, ecology, and conservation status of these primates.   ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

    Nanda B. Grow, Sharon Gursky-Doyen, Alicia Krzton

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