Primates of the world
an illustrated guide
Book - 2013
This stunningly illustrated guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar--among the smallest primates known to exist--to the regal mountain gorillas of Africa. Organized by region and spanning every family of primates on Earth, the book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of key features of each family, and 86 color distribution maps.
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245 | 1 | 0 | |a Primates of the world : |b an illustrated guide / |c Jean-Jacques Petter and François Desbordes ; translated by Robert Martin. |
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a Fascinating primates. The beginning of an adventure ; In search of our origins ; The precursors of mammals ; Evolution of Madagascar's lemurs ; The role of the forest and primate adaptation ; Predators ; Primate territories and social organization ; Primate sociability and recognition signals -- Classification of primates -- Primates by continent : plates and descriptions of species. Madagascar ; South America ; Asia ; Africa. | |
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