Primate Conservation Biology

by Guy Cowlishaw and Robin I. M. Dunbar

Book Overview

From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that nearly 20 percent of the world's primates may go extinct within the next ten or twenty years. In this book Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar integrate cutting-edge theoretical advances with practical management priorities to give scientists and policymakers the tools...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226116379
• ISBN13: 9780226116372
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"