The Neotropics contains the greatest abundance and diversity of primate species of any bio-region in the world. They make up an impressive and varied assemblage of species, from the small pigmy marmoset weighing one hundred grams, to the woolly spider monkey tipping the scale at 10-14 kg. Some in the group, such as the bearded capuchin, show signs of high intelligence evidenced by their use of primitive tools to open nuts and fruit, and many of these species are flagships whose very presence is crucial for the dispersal of seeds and maintenance of primary forests. In Phylogeny, Molecular Population Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, and Conservation of the Neotropical Primates, the authors present new research findings from sixty of the world’s leading Neotropical primate scientists in order to bridge this information gap. Specifically, the authors provide up-to-date biological, molecular, conservation, and phylogenic information on many of these poorly understood, yet amazing creatures. It is the authors’ intention that this new information will be used as a resource by the novice and professional alike in order to improve society’s understanding of Neotropical primates and to help protect them long into the future. 676 p.

Series: Animal Science, Issues and Research

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• Manuel Ruiz-Garcia, Editor. BA, MS, PhD. Catalan (Barcelona) zoologist and population geneticist; Full professor and Head of the Molecular Population Genetics and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory at the Department of Biology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota (Colombia).
• Joseph Mark Shostell, Editor. BA in Biology, MS Zoology. Full Professor of Biology, and Head of the Math, Science, and Technology Department at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN (USA).
  
   
• Publication date (digital version): 2016-05 - Nova Science Publishers.