Primate taxonomy
By: Colin Groves.
Series: Smithsonian series in comparative evolutionary biology
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press; Brand: Smithsonian Books; Smithsonian Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Primates -- Classification
Genres: Classification.
Description: "In this book, Colin Groves proposes a complete taxonomy of living primates, reviewing the history and practice of their classification and providing an up-to-date synthesis of recent molecular and phylogenetic research. He contends that the taxonomy of living species is critical to understanding evolutionary relationships, and that the taxonomic designation of individual species is the starting point for conservation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-340) and index.