Volume three: Primates deals with 157 species of monkeys, 138 species of prosimians and 25 apes – just to mention some of the families that together contain over 470 species! Much of this extraordinary diversity has been discovered only in the past two decades. This book presents them in their remarkable variety of shapes, sizes, colors, habits and specializations.
Covers the following families: Cheirogaleidae, Lepilemuridae, Lemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae, Galagidae, Lorisidae, Tarsiidae, Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, Atelidae, Cercopithecidae, Hylobatidae and Hominidae.
The fantastic series of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World will be the first ever 9-volume set to cover every species of mammal on Earth with the combination of scientific accuracy and readability for which the publisher Lynx has become well known for. The books are all divided so that each chapter is dedicated to a particular family, giving a general overview of the members before the individual Species Accounts begins.
Each species is presented with detailed facts, it is illustrated in one of the extraordinary colour plates, and also accompanied by a distribution map. The countries and areas in which the species occur, are given in the section Subspecies and Distribution. In the next four sections the relevant species information is given in a concise form, such as Habitat, Food and Feeding, Activity patterns and Movements, Home range and Social organization. The books also include a Taxonomy section, where species names are listed as they were originally described, together with all the extinct subspecies which are not listed in Subspecies and Distribution. A series of books for anyone interested in the mammals of the world, or an indispensable work of reference for students or professionals.
Format: Hardback
Authors: Russell A Mittermeier, Anthony B Rylands, Don E Wilson
Pages: 951
Dimensions: 240x310 mm
Weight: 4 200 g
Publication:2013
Publisher: Lynx Edicions
ISBN: 978 849 655389 7
Language: English