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The Natural History of the Doucs and Snub-Nosed Monkeys

By: Nina G Jablonski (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 December 1997

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"producing a nicely bound and printed book, with excellently reproduced illustrations, including colour photographs the publishers' recommended price is more than fair".International Zoo News, 1998"This book is an excellent addition to the conservation biology literature and will be a valuable reference for all university libraries I highly recommend this book to all those who are concerned about the conservation and management of highly endangered Asian primates".Journal of Mammalogy, 1999

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Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Evolution of the Doucs and Snub-nosed Monkeys and the Question of the Phyletic Unity of the Odd-nosed Colobines	p. 13
Classification and Distribution of the Extant Subspecies of Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] roxellana)	p. 53
Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences of Langurs: Evolutionary Inference and Conservation Relevance	p. 65
The Integument of the "Odd-nosed" Colobines	p. 79
Mandibular Morphology of the Doucs and Snub-nosed Monkeys in Relation to Diet	p. 105
The Morphology of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pygathrix nemaeus (Linneaus, 1771)	p. 129
Ecology and Behavior in Snub-nosed and Douc Langurs	p. 155
Natural History of Douc Langurs	p. 191
Preliminary Observations of the Ecology and Behavior of the Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus [Presbytiscus] avunculus) in Northern Vietnam	p. 207
Ecology and Behavior of the Guizhou Snub-nosed Langur (Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] brelichi), with a Discussion of Socioecology in the Genus	p. 217
Selected Nutrient Analysis of Plants in the Diet of the Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] brelichi)	p. 241
Preliminary Survey of the Home Range and Ranging Behavior of Golden Monkeys (Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] roxellana) in Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Hubei, China	p. 255
Preliminary Survey of the Social Organization of Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] roxellana in Shennongjia National Natural Reserve, Hubei, China	p. 269
Time Budgets of the Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] bieti)	p. 279
Primate Conservation in Vietnam	p. 293
Conservation Status and Prospects of the Snub-nosed Langurs (Colobinae: Rhinopithecus)	p. 301
Conservation of Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus [Presbytiscus] avunculus) in Vietnam	p. 315
Maintenance and Breeding of Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus [Rhinopithecus] bieti) in Captivity	p. 323
Toward a Gazetteer of the Snub-nosed and Douc Langurs	p. 337
Index	p. 373
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