Howler monkeys : behavior, ecology, and conservation /: behavior, ecology, and conservation. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Liliana Cortés-Ortíz, Bernardo Urbani, Dionisios Youlatos, editors.
• Editors: Kowalewski, Martín M; Garber, Paul A; Cortés-Ortiz, Liliana; Urbani, Bernardo; Youlatos, Dionisios
• Contents: PART 1. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. Why is it Important to Continue Studying the Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Management of Howler Monkeys? -- PART 2: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY -- Chapter 2. Diets of Howler Monkeys.- Chapter 3. Insights into Reproductive Strategies and Sexual Selection in Howler Monkeys -- Chapter 4. Evidence of Alternative Dietary Syndromes and Nutritional Goals in the Genus Alouatta.- Chapter 5. Seed Dispersal by Howler Monkeys: Current Knowledge, Conservation Implications, and Future Directions -- Chapter 6. Interactions of Howler Monkeys with Other Vertebrates: A Review.- Chapter 7. Solving the Collective Action Problem During Intergroup Encounters: The Case of Black and Gold Howler Monkeys -- Chapter 8. Howler Monkey Positional Behavior -- Chapter 9. Ranging Behavior and Spatial Cognition of Howler Monkeys -- PART 3: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 10. The Ethnoprimatology of Howler Monkeys (Alouatta spp.): From Past to Present -- Chapter 11. Anthropogenic Habitat Modification, Tourist Interactions and Crop-Raiding in Howler Monkeys -- Chapter 12. Health and Welfare of Howler Monkeys in Captivity -- Chapter 13. Fruit as a Key Factor in Howler Monkey Population Density: Conservation Implications. Chapter 14. Conservation of Alouatta: Social and Economic Drivers of Habitat Loss, Information Vacuum and Mitigating Population Declines -- PART 4: CONCLUSION -- Chapter 15. New Challenges in the Study of Howler Monkey Behavioral Ecology and Conservation: Where we are and where we need to go?
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 599.895; Life sciences; Howler monkeys -- Behavior; Howler monkeys -- Ecology; Howler monkeys -- Conservation; Behavioral ecology; NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals; Howler monkeys -- Behavior; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Animal behaviour; Conservation of the environment; Zoology & animal sciences; Animal ecology; Animal behavior; Conservation biology; Zoology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Animal ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493919604; 1493919601
• Related ISBNs: 9781493919598; 1493919598; 9781493919598
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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