A handbook of living primates

Academic Press

1967

xiv, 456 p.

Bibliography: p [417]-446.

Contents: Incomplete contents: Functional morphology of primates -- The limbs and vertebral column -- Opposability of the thumb and big toe -- Nails, claws and pads -- Muzzles, noses, and the olfactory sense -- Eyes and vision, ears and the auditory sense -- The teeth, digestion and diet -- The brain -- Placentation -- The skull and truncal erectness -- Growth rates and their effects -- Profiles of primate genera -- Supplementary and comparative data -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Habitats of primates -- Geographical range -- Ecology in Africa -- Minor habitats and forest stratification -- Limbs and locomotion -- Data on macaques -- Vital statistics of primates -- Gestation periods -- Chromosome diploid numbers -- Longevity record in captivity -- Comparative weights -- Comparative dimensions.

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