New World Monkeys: The Evolutionary Odyssey. Rosenberger 9780691143644 New**

Name: New World Monkeys: The Evolutionary Odyssey. Rosenberger 9780691143644 New**
Brand: Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press

New World MonkeysThe Evolutionary Odyssey\nAuthor(s): Alfred L. Rosenberger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691143644, 978-0691143644\nSynopsis\nA comprehensive account of the origins, evolution, and behavior of South and Central American primates\n\nNew World Monkeys brings to life the beauty of evolution and biodiversity in action among South and Central American primates, who are now at risk. These tree-dwelling rainforest inhabitants display an unparalleled variety in size, shape, hands, feet, tails, brains, locomotion, feeding, social systems, forms of communication, and mating strategies. Primatologist Alfred Rosenberger, one of the foremost experts on these mammals, explains their fascinating adaptations and how they came about.\n\nNew World Monkeys provides a dramatic picture of the sixteen living genera of New World monkeys and a fossil record that shows that their ancestors have lived.