Since 1996, Yale anthropologist Eduardo Fernandez-Duque has studied owl monkeys — the only primate species in the Americas with nocturnal habits. This fall, Fernandez-Duque edited and published, “Owl Monkeys: Biology, Adaptive Radiation, and Behavioral Ecology of the Only Nocturnal Primate in the Americas,” a volume that synthesizes what scholars have discovered about owl monkeys, both in the wild and in captivity, over the past 30 years. The book’s 25 chapters — authored by 57 researchers representing 15 countries — cover a broad range of topics, including the monkeys’ behavior, physical characteristics, diet, genetics, geographic distribution, and conservation status.
