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THE SMALLEST ANTHROPOIDS: THE MARMOSET/CALLIMICO RADIATION

by Susan M. Ford; Leila M. Porter; Lesa C. Davis

Published by Springer. 1st. 2009

Very good condition. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects series. A comprehensive examination of the callimico/marmoset clade, including the smallest anthropoid primates on earth. Green glazed boards. Colour illustrations, b/w charts.

Boards scuffed and lightly scored. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

ISBN: 9781441902924
Stock no. 1825135

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Contents

  • Section I: Phylogeny
  • Molecular Phylogenetics of the Callitrichidae with an Emphasis on the Marmosets and Callimico
  • The Systematics and Distributions of the Marmosets and Callimico
  • The Vocal Identity of the Callithrix Species (Primates, Callitrichidae)
  • Section II: Reproductive, Social, and Cognitive Behavior:
  • Social Behavior of Callimicos: Mating Strategies and Infant Care
  • Genetic Structure Within and Among Populations of the Common Marmoset, Callithrix jacchus: Implications for Cooperative Breeding
  • Mating Systems and Female-Female Competition in the Common Marmoset, Callithrix jacchus
  • Balancing Cooperation and Competition in Callitrichid Primates: Examining the Relative Risk of Infanticide Across Species
  • Social Hierarchy and Dispersal in Free-Ranging Buffy-Headed Marmosets (Callithris flaviceps)
  • Emigration as a Reproductive Strategy of th Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
  • Social and Physical Cognition in Marmosets and Tamarins
  • Section III: Ranging Behavior and Locomotion
  • Limited Dispersal and Genetic Structure of Silvery Marmosets (Mico argentatus) in the Fragmented Landscape of Central Amazonia
  • Habitat Use and Ranging Behavior of the Silvery Marmoset (Mico argentatus) at Caxiuana National Forest (Eastern Brazilian Amazonia)
  • Ranging Patterns of Callimico goeldii (callimico) in a Mixed Species Group
  • A Comparative Study of the Kinematics of Trunk-to-Trunk Leaping in Callimico goeldii, Callithrix jacchus, and Cebuella pygmaea
  • Locomotion, Postures, and Habitat Use by Pygmy Marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea)
  • Section IV: Anatomy
  • Mother's Little Helper? The Placenta and Its Role in Intrauterine Maternal Investment in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
  • Size and Shape in Callimicao and Marmoset Skulls: Allometry and Heterchrony in the Morphological Evolution of Small Anthropoids
  • Cranial Morphology of the Dwarf Marmoset Callibella in the Context of Callitrichid Variability
  • The Functional Significance of Jaw-Muscle Fiber Architecture in Tree-Gouging Marmosets
  • The Evolutionary Morphology of Tree Gouging in Marmosets
  • Marmoset Postcrania and the Skeleton of the Dwarf Marmoset, Callibella humilis
  • Section V: Conservation
  • Conservation Status of Pygmy Marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea) in Ecuador
  • Conservaton of the Marmosets and Callimicos

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