Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.

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In 1987, the University of Chicago Press published Primate Societies, the standard reference in the field of primate behavior for an entire generation of studen

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A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psycholo