The Colobines are a group of Afroeurasian monkeys that exhibit extraordinary behavioural and ecological diversity. With long tails and diverse colourations, they are medium-sized primates, mostly arboreal, that are found in many different habitats, from rain forests and mountain forests to mangroves and savannah. Over the last two decades, our understanding of this group of primates has increased dramatically. This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the current research on colobine populations, including the range of biological, ecological, behavioural and societal traits they exhibit. It highlights areas where our knowledge is still lacking, and outlines the current conservation status of colobine populations, exploring the threats to their survival. Bringing together international experts, this volume will aid future conservation efforts and encourage further empirical studies. It will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in primatology, biological anthropology and conservation science. Additional online resources can be found at www.cambridge.org/colobines.

Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.

About the Author
Ikki Matsuda is an Associate Professor at Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences, Advisor at Japan Monkey Centre, and specially appointed Associate Professor at the Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University, Japan. His expertise in primate ecology, in particular of the proboscis monkey, is based on extensive fieldwork. Cyril C. Grueter is a primatologist and biological anthropologist. He is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Western Australia, Perth, and Adjunct Professor at the International Centre of Biodiversity and Primate Conservation, Dali University, China. He has been actively involved in research on snub-nosed monkeys in China since 2002, mountain gorillas in Rwanda since 2009, and chimpanzees and colobus monkeys in Rwanda since 2015. Julie A. Teichroeb is a primate behavioural ecologist and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada. She has studied wild black-and-white colobus monkeys since 2000 in Ghana and Uganda, and also currently examines spatial ecology in vervet monkeys in Uganda. She is the co-editor of Primate Research and Conservation in the Anthropocene (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

Reviews
'All primatologists should have access to this volume.' E. Delson, CHOICE
'... an encyclopedic compilation that will be valuable to researchers interested in colobines and to students of primatology and Asian and African ecology more broadly ... the chapters within underscore the breadth of their diversity and make it clear how much is left to learn.' Julia L. Arenson, Quarterly Review of Biology



Book Information
ISBN 9781108421386
Author Ikki Matsuda
Format Hardback
Page Count 524
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1120g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 174mm * 28mm