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Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Part I: Morphology, Biogeography, Phylogenetics, Systematic, Taxonomy and Historical Perspectives on the Study of Owl Monkeys
Chapter 1: Morphology, Systematics, and Taxonomy of Owl Monkeys
1.1 Morphology
1.2 Systematics and Taxonomy
1.2.1 Historical Background
1.2.2 Suprageneric Classification
1.2.3 Distinguishing Species
1.2.4 Karyotypes and Karyomorphs
1.3 Systematics, Taxonomy, Population Biology, and Conservation
References
Chapter 2: Geographic Distribution of Owl Monkeys
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Methods
2.3 Results
2.4 Discussion
References
Chapter 3: Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Owl Monkeys (Aotus): The Molecular Evidence
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Platyrrhine Phylogenetics and the Persistent Challenge of Aotus
3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Small-Scale Sequence-Based Studies
3.2.3 Expanded Sequence Datasets and Additional Markers
3.2.4 The Phylogenomics Era
3.2.5 Divergence Dates
3.3 Aotus Biogeography
3.4 What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn...
3.5 Future Directions
References
Chapter 4: Why Owl Monkeys Are Pitheciids: Morphology, Adaptations, and the Evolutionary History of the Aotus Lineage
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Two Case Studies
4.3 Testing the Hypotheses: Cebid or Pitheciid?
4.4 Phenetics and Cladistics
4.4.1 Craniodental Morphology
4.4.2 Postcranial Morphology
4.4.3 Summary of Morphology
4.5 The Aotus Fossil Record
4.6 Aotus in Ecophylogenetic Perspective
4.7 Morphology and/or Molecules
4.8 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: The Ethnoprimatology of Owl Monkeys (Aotus spp.): From Past to Present
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Owl Monkeys in the Past: Archaeoprimatology and Historical Ethnoprimatology
5.3 Owl Monkeys in the Present: An Ethnoprimatological Appraisal
5.3.1 Ethnoecology and Descriptions of Owl Monkeys
5.3.2 Owl Monkey in Cosmology and Folktales
5.3.3 Hunting Owl Monkeys
5.3.4 Owl Monkeys as Pets
5.4 Kinkajous (Potos flavus) and Olingos (Bassaricyon spp.): The Other "Night Monkeys"
5.5 Discussion
References
Part II: Morphology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Circadian Biology
Chapter 6: Diet, Dentition, and Jaw Shape in Aotus
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Is Aotus a Sclerocarpic Harvester?
6.1.2 What About Seed Predation?
6.2 Ecomorphology
6.2.1 Dentition
6.2.1.1 Incisors
6.2.1.2 Canine Teeth
6.2.1.3 Postcanine Teeth
6.2.2 Mandibular Morphology
6.2.2.1 The General Mandibular Profile
6.2.2.2 Muscles of Mastication
6.2.2.3 The Mandible as a Lever
6.2.2.4 Stress and Strain in the Mandible
6.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Visual System of the Only Nocturnal Anthropoid, Aotus: The Owl Monkey
7.1 Introduction
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Part I: Morphology, Biogeography, Phylogenetics, Systematic, Taxonomy and Historical Perspectives on the Study of Owl Monkeys
Chapter 1: Morphology, Systematics, and Taxonomy of Owl Monkeys
1.1 Morphology
1.2 Systematics and Taxonomy
1.2.1 Historical Background
1.2.2 Suprageneric Classification
1.2.3 Distinguishing Species
1.2.4 Karyotypes and Karyomorphs
1.3 Systematics, Taxonomy, Population Biology, and Conservation
References
Chapter 2: Geographic Distribution of Owl Monkeys
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Methods
2.3 Results
2.4 Discussion
References
Chapter 3: Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Owl Monkeys (Aotus): The Molecular Evidence
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Platyrrhine Phylogenetics and the Persistent Challenge of Aotus
3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Small-Scale Sequence-Based Studies
3.2.3 Expanded Sequence Datasets and Additional Markers
3.2.4 The Phylogenomics Era
3.2.5 Divergence Dates
3.3 Aotus Biogeography
3.4 What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn...
3.5 Future Directions
References
Chapter 4: Why Owl Monkeys Are Pitheciids: Morphology, Adaptations, and the Evolutionary History of the Aotus Lineage
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Two Case Studies
4.3 Testing the Hypotheses: Cebid or Pitheciid?
4.4 Phenetics and Cladistics
4.4.1 Craniodental Morphology
4.4.2 Postcranial Morphology
4.4.3 Summary of Morphology
4.5 The Aotus Fossil Record
4.6 Aotus in Ecophylogenetic Perspective
4.7 Morphology and/or Molecules
4.8 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: The Ethnoprimatology of Owl Monkeys (Aotus spp.): From Past to Present
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Owl Monkeys in the Past: Archaeoprimatology and Historical Ethnoprimatology
5.3 Owl Monkeys in the Present: An Ethnoprimatological Appraisal
5.3.1 Ethnoecology and Descriptions of Owl Monkeys
5.3.2 Owl Monkey in Cosmology and Folktales
5.3.3 Hunting Owl Monkeys
5.3.4 Owl Monkeys as Pets
5.4 Kinkajous (Potos flavus) and Olingos (Bassaricyon spp.): The Other "Night Monkeys"
5.5 Discussion
References
Part II: Morphology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Circadian Biology
Chapter 6: Diet, Dentition, and Jaw Shape in Aotus
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Is Aotus a Sclerocarpic Harvester?
6.1.2 What About Seed Predation?
6.2 Ecomorphology
6.2.1 Dentition
6.2.1.1 Incisors
6.2.1.2 Canine Teeth
6.2.1.3 Postcanine Teeth
6.2.2 Mandibular Morphology
6.2.2.1 The General Mandibular Profile
6.2.2.2 Muscles of Mastication
6.2.2.3 The Mandible as a Lever
6.2.2.4 Stress and Strain in the Mandible
6.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Visual System of the Only Nocturnal Anthropoid, Aotus: The Owl Monkey
7.1 Introduction