Intended as a sequel to primate societies the evolution of primate societies compiles thirty one chapters that review the current state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates chapters are written by the leading authorities in the field and organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow maintain themselves and reproduce in the wild. Esearch onthe behavior and ecology of new world primates infraorder platyrrhini began in the 1930s with c r carpenters pioneering work on mantled howler monkeys alouatta paliatta and geof froys spider monkeys ateles geoffroyi in panama strier 1994a for a brief review. The evolution of primate societies mitani john c call josep kappeler peter m palombit ryne silk joan b mitani john c call josep kappeler peter m . Intended as a sequel to primate societies the evolution of primate societies compiles thirty one chapters that review the current state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates chapters are written by the leading authorities in the field and organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow maintain themselves and reproduce in the wild