Patricia C. Wright, Elwyn L. Simons, and Sharon Gursky
1
(8)
PART 1: PAST: Origins, Phylogeny, Anatomy, and Genetics
CHAPTER 1: The Fossil Record of Tarsier Evolution
Elwyn L. Simons
9
(26)
CHAPTER 2: The Evolution of the Tarsiid Niche
Nina G. Jablonski
35
(15)
CHAPTER 3: How Close Are the Similarities between Tarsius and Other Primates?
Jeffrey H. Schwartz
50
(47)
CHAPTER 4: Morphometrics, Functional Anatomy, and the Biomechanics of Locomotion among Tarsiers
Robert L. Anemone and Brett A. Nachman
97
(24)
CHAPTER 5: The Axial Skeleton of Primates: How Does Genus Tarsius Fit?
Friderun A. Ankel-Simons and Cornelia Simons
121
(24)
CHAPTER 6: Phylogenetic Position of Tarsiers within the Order Primates: Evidence from y-Globin DNA Sequences
Carla M. Meireles, John Czelusniak, Scott L. Page, Derek E. Wildman, and Morris Goodman
145
(16)
CHAPTER 7: The Phylogenetic Position of Genus Tarsius: Whose Side Are You On?
Anne D. Yoder
161
(18)
PART 2: PRESENT: Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, and Vocalizations
CHAPTER 8: The Tarsiers of Sulawesi
Colin P. Groves
179
(17)
CHAPTER 9: Outline of the Vocal Behavior of Tarsius spectrum: Call Features, Associated Behaviors, and Biological Functions
Alexandra Nietsch
196
(25)
CHAPTER 10: Territoriality in the Spectral Tarsier, Tarsius spectrum
Sharon Gursky
221
(16)
CHAPTER 11: The Natural History of the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)
Marian Dagosto, Daniel L. Gebo, and Cynthia N. Dolino
237
(23)
CHAPTER 12: Can We Predict Seasonal Behavior and Social Organization from Sexual Dimorphism and Testes Measurements?
Patricia C. Wright, Sharon T. Pochron, David H. Haring, and Elwyn L. Simons
260
(17)
PART 3: FUTURE: Conservation
CHAPTER 13: History of Captive Conservation of Tarsiers
Helena M. Fitch-Snyder
277
(19)
CHAPTER 14: Are Tarsiers Silently Leaping into Extinction?
Patricia C. Wright
296
(13)
The Editors and Contributors
309
(4)
Index
313
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