AspectJ Cookbook

Colophon

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The animal on the cover of AspectJ Cookbook is a marmoset. Marmosets are small monkeys (usually no bigger than an oversized rat) that live in the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. They are arboreal and incredibly agile. Their powerful hind legs, dextrous claw-like hands, and extra-long tails make swinging from branch to branch a breeze.

Marmosets are not too picky about what they eat. They are partial to tree sap (the stickier the better), but they also enjoy lizards, frogs, snails, insects, fruit, and nectar.

A group of marmosets (a social group consists of 8-20 individuals) communicates with facial expressions, body movements, and occasional squeaks. They also rely heavily on smell to identify each other. A highly adaptable species, marmosets can endure blistering temperatures and sparse forest environments. Because of this tenacity, they are not under serious threat, unlike most other primates.

Matt Hutchinson was the production editor for AspectJ Cookbook . GEX, Inc. provided production services. Marlowe Shaeffer, Sarah Sherman, and Emily Quill provided quality control.

Emma Colby designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from Illustrated ...