Seasonality in Primates: Studies of Living and Extinct Human and Non-Human Primates

Book Overview

The emergence of the genus Homo is widely linked to the colonization of new highly seasonal savannah habitats. However, until now, our understanding of the possible impact of seasonality on this shift has been limited because we have little general knowledge of how seasonality affects the lives of primates. This book documents the extent of seasonality in food abundance in tropical woody vegetation. It then presents a systematic analysis of seasonality's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107406463
• ISBN13: 9781107406469
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"