Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2022
Colobines display an array of different types of social organization. In some Asian colobines (most prominently the snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus spp.) and one subspecies of African colobine, social organization is multilevel, i.e. social units are characterized by a complete absence of exclusive territories, occupy wholly shared ranges and are nested within a larger, bounded social matrix. This chapter reviews and discusses the composition and social dynamics of colobine multilevel societies as well as the causes and consequences of living in such a complex social setting.
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