Preface.
1. Introduction to Primate Studies.
Primates as Study Subjects.
Descriptive Studies.
Evolutionary Models and Problem-Oriented Studies.
Conservation Applications.
Box 1.1: Clues from Captivity.
2. Traits, Trends, and Taxonomy.
Distinguishing Traits.
Cladistic Analyses.
Phylogenetic Analyses of Behavior.
Box 2.1: The Notable Neocortex.
3. Primates Past to Present.
Evolutionary History.
Interpreting Past Diversity.
Interpreting Diversity Today.
Box 3.1: Mosaic Nature of Human Evolution.
Box 3.2: Hybrid Baboons.
Box 3.3: Lucky Lemurs.
4. Evolution and Social Behavior.
Natural Selection.
Kin Selection and Reciprocal Altruism.
Individual Strategies and Social Organizations.
Box 4.1: MHC Genes.
Box 4.2: Menopause.
Box 4.3: Group Selection Revival.
5. Evolution and Sex.
Sexual Selection.
Sexual Dimorphism.
Mating Patterns.
Female Mating Strategies.
Male Rank and Reproductive Success.
Box 5.1: Gibbon Games and Tarsier Tactics.
6. Food and Females.
Food Quality.
The Spatial Distribution of Foods.
Temporal Availability of Foods.
Interpreting Diets and Their Behavioral Correlates.
Box 6.1: Forest Pharmacy.
Box 6.2: The Power of Food
7. Female Strategies.
Ecology of Female Relationships.
Social Dynamics in Female Groups.
Population Consequences of Female Strategies.
Box 7.1: Mysterious Matrilines.
8. Male Strategies.
Ecology of Male Relationships.
Social Dynamics Among Males.
Population Dynamics.
Box 8.1: Using and Abusing Infants.
9. Developmental Stages Through the Life Cycle.
Fertilization to Birth.
Infancy.
Weaning Conflict.
Juvenile Challenges.
Puberty
Adulthood and Aging
Population Consequences of Life Histories
Box 9.1: Parental Prolactin.
10. Communication and Cognition.
Components of Communication Systems.
Modes of Primate Communication.
Cognition.
Implications for the Ethical Treatment of Primates.
Box 10.1: Rehabilitation, Re-Introduction, and Sanctuary.
11. Community Relationships.
Primate Communities.
Predator-Prey Interactions.
Primate-Plant Interactions.
Conservation of Communities.
Box 11.1: Primates and Parasites.
Box 11.2: Chimpanzee Hunters.
12. Conservation.
Threats to Primates.
Conservation Policies.
Noninvasive Research.
The Next Millennium.
Box 12.1: The Primates' People.
Appendix: Primate Names.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Index.
