Table of contents for Tarsiers : past, present, and future / edited by Patricia C. Wright, Elwyn L. Simons, and Sharon Gursky.

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List of Figures  ix 
List of Tables  xiii 
Acknowledgments    xv
Introduction
Patricia C. Wright, Elwyn L. Simons, and Sharon Gursky  1
PART 1: PAST: Origins, Phylogeny, Anatomy, and Genetics 
CHAPTER 1: The Fossil Record of Tarsier Evolution Elwyn L. Simons   9
CHAPTER 2: The Evolution of the Tarsiid Niche Nina G. Jablonski  35
CHAPTER 3: How Close Are the Similarities between Tarsius and Other Primates?
   Jeffrey H. Schwartz  50
CHAPTER 4: Morphometrics, Functional Anatomy, and the Biomechanics of 
   Locomotion among Tarsiers Robert L. Anemone and Brett A. Nachman  97
CHAPTER 5: The Axial Skeleton of Primates: How Does Genus Tarsius Fit?
   Friderun A. Ankel-Simons and Cornelia Simons  121
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 
CHAPTER 7: The Phylogenetic Position of Genus Tarsius: Whose Side Are You On? Anne D. Yoder   161



PART 2: PRESENT: Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, and Vocalizations
CHAPTER 8: The Tarsiers of Sulawesi Colin P. Groves   179 
CHAPTER 9: Outline of the Vocal Behavior of Tarsius spectrum: 
   Call Features, Associated Behaviors, and Biological Functions Alexandra Nietsch    196
CHAPTER 10: Territoriality in the Spectral Tarsier, Tarsius spectrum Sharon Gursky    221
CHAPTER 11: The Natural History of the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)
   Marian Dagosto, Daniel L. Gebo, and Cynthia N. Dolino  237 
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
PART 3: FUTURE: Conservation
CHAPTER 13: History of Captive Conservation of Tarsiers Helena M. Fitch-Snyder    277 
CHAPTER 14: Are Tarsiers Silently Leaping into Extinction? Patricia C. Wright   296

The Editors and Contributors   309 
Index    313