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Based on field studies spanning nearly 40 years, this reference
book summarizes and integrates past research with new and
previously unpublished information on the behavioral ecology of
Africa's red colobus monkeys from study sites as diverse as
Senegal, Uganda and Zanzibar. It provides an unparalleled
compilation of information on taxonomy, genetics, vocalizations,
demography, social organization, dispersal, social behavior,
reproduction, mortality factors, diet, ranging patterns,
interspecific relations, and conservation. Social relationships in
red colobus are less rigidly structured than in other African
monkeys, resulting in considerable variation in social organization
and group composition, both within and between taxa. This provides
a unique opportunity to examine the extent to which social
variables correlate with differences in habitat quality,
demography, and predation by chimpanzees and humans. Unfortunately,
at least half of the 18 taxa of red colobus are now threatened with
extinction. Conservation problems are described, causal factors
identified, and solutions proposed. This volume is intended not
only to serve as a reference book, but to stimulate and guide
future long-term research and to encourage effective conservation
action.
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