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Nonhuman primates can teach us a lot about ourselves, such as providing insight into how we evolved as a social species. Primate behavioral ecology 4th forth edition paperback 2010. I currently live in south africa so shipping costs from us or uk to here are really high for textbooks, so any help is appreciated. Their environment includes not only the physical environment e. This fully updated new edition incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most uptodate approaches in the field to provide an invaluable overview of the field of primate behavioral ecology and its applications to primate conservation. This undergraduate program is unique in the state of washington and the united states more broadly and prepares students for graduate programs in primate behavior, behavioral ecology, animal behavior and related fields, for conservation careers in governmental and nongovernmental organizations, or for careers in primate laboratories, zoos.
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A practical, empirical reference text organized for readers to access the information they seek easily and quickly synthesizes a broad range of tec. Primate ecology and behavior institute for tropical. Primate info net is maintained by the wisconsin primate research center wprc library at the university of wisconsinmadison. This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation. Socioecological models aim to predict the variation in social systems based on a limited number of ecological parameters. Welcome to the primate reproductive ecology and evolution group at nyu. Institute for tropical ecology and conservation panama. At the same time, however, we are facing an impending crisis.
From ethnography to ethology and back abstract nonhuman primates occupy a special niche in anthropology because of the comparative insights into humans they provide. This fully updated new edition incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most uptodate approaches in the field to provide an invaluable overview of the field of primate behavioral ecology. We show that behavioral associations with temperature not only occur across, but also within populations. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. As the most extensive great ape dataset in the world, we.
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This understanding is poised to lead to the development of new dynamic comparative models that encompass both interspecific and intraspecific variation in primate behavioral ecology, and thus will provide insights into primate social evolution and adaptive potential strier, 2017b. Using an interdisciplinary approach to studying primates, students can learn about subjects like nonverbal primate communication, environment and ecology, primate social behavior, and animal conservation. This edition, like its four predecessors, is an introduction to the field of primate behavioral ecology and its applications to primate conservation. Behavioral ecology, volume 28, issue 4, julyaugust 2017, pages 943947. Primate social structure of a group of animals refers to. This article is titled management of the rhesus monkey macaca mulatta and the hanuman langur, or gray langur presbytis entellus in himachal pradesh, india. Nonhuman primates occupy a special niche in anthropology because of the comparative insights into humans they provide. Behavioral correlates of primates conservation status.
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Primate behavioral ecology kindle edition by karen b. Introduction to primate behavior and ecology, primate traits, and theories of primate origins 6. You will learn about the latest primatology research from active researchers including. Viii ecology and behavior of tropical primates juan carlos seriosilva, jessica lynch alfaro, laura teresa hernandez salazar encyclopedia of life support systems eolss summary the primate order includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, new world monkeys, old world monkeys, apes, and humans.
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Wprc programs are and have been supported by grant numbers rr000167 and rr015311, national primate research centers program. Problems of primate locomotion and anatomical solutions 9. This week my post will be discussing the study of primate cognition. The first deals with examining the mechanisms that help primates to develop cognitive abilities using. View available sections behavioral patterns, ecological relationships, and communication of nonhuman primates. The social structure of a species is, in part, the result of natural selection in a specific habitat, and it guides individual interactions and social relationships. Draft syllabus primate behavior, ecology, ecosystem.