Groves, C. P. 1993. Order Primates. Pp. 243-277 in Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference, Volume 2. (D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds.) Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.

Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.
(Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900 http://www.press.jhu.edu/)

Mammal Species of the World (MSW) - new complete list of species

"Relationships, communication, hunting, feeding, aggression, dominance, sexuality, territoriality, and social awareness - every aspect of the chimpanzee's complex society is presented here, rigorously observed over half the fifty-year life span of these apes and extensively documented with maps, tables, and charts. Yet the Goodall style is so engaging and so consistently humane that, on the level of a compelling family saga, it draws even the nonscientific reader into the Gombe story."

Jolly, Alison 1985. The Evolution of Primate Behavior 2nd edition, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.

The Evolution of Primate Behavior is a good source of information for college students and other people interested primate behavior. Some of the topics covered include: group size and structure; interspecific relations; communication; demography; cognition; play; and social learning.

Napier, J.R.; Napier, P.H. 1985. The natural history of the primates, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This book is an excellent general source of information on primatology, including: What are primates?; Primate origins; Structure and function; Social behavior; Profiles of primates; and Human evolution. A wide variety of primate photographs and illustrations are found throughout this valuable reference book.

Mittermeier, R.A.; Tattersall, I; Konstant, W.R; Meyers, D.M.; Mast, R.B. 1994. Lemurs of Madagascar, Conservation International, Washington, D.C.

Lemurs of Madagascar is the first book in the Tropical Field Guide Series produced by Conservation International. The authors discuss the origins, discovery, study and conservation of Madagascar's lemur fauna, and provide in-depth profiles of each of the country's 50 species and subspecies. The guide is illustrated by Stephen Nash with 35 color plates, maps of the distribution of all species, and a series of 135 postural, locomotor and behavioral drawings to assist in field identification.

Rowe, Noel 1996. The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates, Pogonias Press, East Hampton, New York.

"The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates provides a photograph or an illustration of each of the living prosimians, monkeys, and apes of the world. A map shows the range of each species, and a color bar indicates the species' current conservation status. The text accompanying each species is divided into nine categories to make it easy to compare information about different species.

The Pictorial Guide is meant to be useful to students, primatologists, and anyone interested in primates. The text is not all-encompassing. It is meant to introduce you to some of the interesting behaviors of primates on a species-by-species basis. References are provided for those who like to find more detailed information."

The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates is a wonderful book that clearly illustrates the diversity of primates by displaying images of all 234 living primate species. It is the only comprehensive source of published primate photos, so it will make a very nice reference book for any primatologist.