Ebook: The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys

It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was held that was solely dedicated to current research on members of this monkey group living in the wild. Since that time, new guenon species and subspecies have been discovered, previously unstudied guenon species have become the subject of long-term research projects, and knowledge of the more well-known guenon species has greatly increased. This volume presents novel information and keen insight on research previously studied and newly discovered. A wide range of topics related to guenon biology is presented, including evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive physiology, social and positional behavior, ecology, and conservation. Composed of 26 chapters compiled by 47 authors, many of whom are young investigators in their field, The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys provides a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in the fields of anthropology, primatology, zoology, and conservation biology.

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It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was held that was solely dedicated to current research on members of this monkey group living in the wild. Since that time, new guenon species and subspecies have been discovered, previously unstudied guenon species have become the subject of long-term research projects, and knowledge of the more well-known guenon species has greatly increased. This volume presents novel information and keen insight on research previously studied and newly discovered. A wide range of topics related to guenon biology is presented, including evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive physiology, social and positional behavior, ecology, and conservation. Composed of 26 chapters compiled by 47 authors, many of whom are young investigators in their field, The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys provides a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in the fields of anthropology, primatology, zoology, and conservation biology.

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It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was held that was solely dedicated to current research on members of this monkey group living in the wild. Since that time, new guenon species and subspecies have been discovered, previously unstudied guenon species have become the subject of long-term research projects, and knowledge of the more well-known guenon species has greatly increased. This volume presents novel information and keen insight on research previously studied and newly discovered. A wide range of topics related to guenon biology is presented, including evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive physiology, social and positional behavior, ecology, and conservation. Composed of 26 chapters compiled by 47 authors, many of whom are young investigators in their field, The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys provides a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in the fields of anthropology, primatology, zoology, and conservation biology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
The Guenons: An Overview of Diversity and Taxonomy....Pages 3-13
Y-chromosomal Window onto the History of Terrestrial Adaptation in the Cercopithecini....Pages 15-26
Molecular Timescale and Gene Tree Incongruence in the Guenons....Pages 27-36
Phylogeny of the Cercopithecus lhoesti Group Revisited: Combining Multiple Character Sets....Pages 37-48
Terrestriality and the Maintenance of the Disjunct Geographical Distribution in the lhoesti Group....Pages 49-59
Biogeographic Analysis of Central African Forest Guenons....Pages 61-78
Hybridization between Red-tailed Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius) and Blue Monkeys (C. mitis) in East African Forests....Pages 79-97
A Genetic Study of a Translocated Guenon: Cercopithecus mona on Grenada....Pages 99-109
Diversity of Guenon Positional Behavior....Pages 113-131
Unique Behavior of the Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona): All-Male Groups and Copulation Calls....Pages 133-145
Group Fission in Red-tailed Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius) in Kibale National Park, Uganda....Pages 147-159
Interindividual Proximity and Surveillance of Associates in Comparative Perspective....Pages 161-172
Why Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) Live in Multimale Groups....Pages 173-187
When are there Influxes in Blue Monkey Groups?....Pages 189-201
Costs and Benefits of Alternative Mating Strategies in Samango Monkey Males....Pages 203-216
Female Reproductive Endocrinology in Wild Blue Monkeys: A Preliminary Assessment and Discussion of Potential Adaptive Functions....Pages 217-232
Grooming and Social Cohesion in Patas Monkeys and Other Guenons....Pages 233-244
Development of Mother-Infant Relationships and Infant Behavior in Wild Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni)....Pages 245-272
Influence of Foraging Adaptations on Play Activity in Red-tailed and Blue Monkeys with Comparisons to Red Colobus Monkeys....Pages 273-288
Effects of Natural and Sexual Selection on the Evolution of Guenon Loud Calls....Pages 289-306
Resource Switching and Species Coexistence in Guenons: A Community Analysis of Dietary Flexibility....Pages 309-323
Variation in the Diets of Cercopithecus Species: Differences within Forests, among Forests, and across Species....Pages 325-350
Diet of the Roloway Monkey, Cercopithecus diana roloway, in Bia National Park, Ghana....Pages 351-371
Conservation of Fragmented Populations of Cercopithecus mitis in South Africa: The Role of Reintroduction, Corridors and Metapopulation Ecology....Pages 375-392
Assessing Extinction Risk in Cercopithecus Monkeys....Pages 393-409
Conservation of the Guenons: An Overview of Status, Threats, and Recommendations....Pages 411-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-438

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It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was held that was solely dedicated to current research on members of this monkey group living in the wild. Since that time, new guenon species and subspecies have been discovered, previously unstudied guenon species have become the subject of long-term research projects, and knowledge of the more well-known guenon species has greatly increased. This volume presents novel information and keen insight on research previously studied and newly discovered. A wide range of topics related to guenon biology is presented, including evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, reproductive physiology, social and positional behavior, ecology, and conservation. Composed of 26 chapters compiled by 47 authors, many of whom are young investigators in their field, The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys provides a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in the fields of anthropology, primatology, zoology, and conservation biology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
The Guenons: An Overview of Diversity and Taxonomy....Pages 3-13
Y-chromosomal Window onto the History of Terrestrial Adaptation in the Cercopithecini....Pages 15-26
Molecular Timescale and Gene Tree Incongruence in the Guenons....Pages 27-36
Phylogeny of the Cercopithecus lhoesti Group Revisited: Combining Multiple Character Sets....Pages 37-48
Terrestriality and the Maintenance of the Disjunct Geographical Distribution in the lhoesti Group....Pages 49-59
Biogeographic Analysis of Central African Forest Guenons....Pages 61-78
Hybridization between Red-tailed Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius) and Blue Monkeys (C. mitis) in East African Forests....Pages 79-97
A Genetic Study of a Translocated Guenon: Cercopithecus mona on Grenada....Pages 99-109
Diversity of Guenon Positional Behavior....Pages 113-131
Unique Behavior of the Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona): All-Male Groups and Copulation Calls....Pages 133-145
Group Fission in Red-tailed Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius) in Kibale National Park, Uganda....Pages 147-159
Interindividual Proximity and Surveillance of Associates in Comparative Perspective....Pages 161-172
Why Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) Live in Multimale Groups....Pages 173-187
When are there Influxes in Blue Monkey Groups?....Pages 189-201
Costs and Benefits of Alternative Mating Strategies in Samango Monkey Males....Pages 203-216
Female Reproductive Endocrinology in Wild Blue Monkeys: A Preliminary Assessment and Discussion of Potential Adaptive Functions....Pages 217-232
Grooming and Social Cohesion in Patas Monkeys and Other Guenons....Pages 233-244
Development of Mother-Infant Relationships and Infant Behavior in Wild Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni)....Pages 245-272
Influence of Foraging Adaptations on Play Activity in Red-tailed and Blue Monkeys with Comparisons to Red Colobus Monkeys....Pages 273-288
Effects of Natural and Sexual Selection on the Evolution of Guenon Loud Calls....Pages 289-306
Resource Switching and Species Coexistence in Guenons: A Community Analysis of Dietary Flexibility....Pages 309-323
Variation in the Diets of Cercopithecus Species: Differences within Forests, among Forests, and across Species....Pages 325-350
Diet of the Roloway Monkey, Cercopithecus diana roloway, in Bia National Park, Ghana....Pages 351-371
Conservation of Fragmented Populations of Cercopithecus mitis in South Africa: The Role of Reintroduction, Corridors and Metapopulation Ecology....Pages 375-392
Assessing Extinction Risk in Cercopithecus Monkeys....Pages 393-409
Conservation of the Guenons: An Overview of Status, Threats, and Recommendations....Pages 411-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-438
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