The New World Primates: Adaptive Radiation and the Evolution of Social Behavior, Languages and Intelligence by Moynihan, Martin

Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1976, hardcover, x-262 pp, first edition, first printing, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches. Dustjacket, price-clipped, slight edge nicks, light rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. Based largely on new material from recent field research, and including; Tamarins, Marmosets, the Night Monkey, Howler Monkeys, Sakis, Uakaris, Titi Monkeys, Spider Monkeys, the Wooly Monkey, the Squirell Monkey and Capuchin Monkeys. Topics include; geographical distribution, habitat, territorial arrangements, activity rythyms, feeding techniques, defense mechanisms, and competition and co-operation among individuals of the same species. Illustrated throughout with statistical tables, photographs, maps, figures representing the animals themselves and representations of their voice patterns. Appended; Some Groups of Amazonian Monkeys, A Partial 'Synoptic' List of Ceboids, Bibliography, Index.