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Primate Behavioral Ecology, described as “an engaging, cutting-edge exposition,” incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most up-to-date approaches in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation.   One reviewer declares, “I can't imagine teaching a course on primate behavior or ecology without this text.” This unique, comprehensive, single-authoredtext integrates the basics of evolutionary, ecological, and demographic perspectives with contemporary noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to understand how different primates behave and the significance of these insights for primate conservation. Examples are drawn from the “classic” primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species from across the primate order, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill.

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Author:   Karen B. Strier
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 17.90cm
Weight:   0.596kg
ISBN:  

9780205444328

ISBN 10:   0205444326
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   09 October 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780205790173
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction to Primate Studies. Primates as Study Subjects. Descriptive Studies. Box 1.1: Clues from Captivity. Evolutionary Models and Problem-Oriented Studies. Conservation Applications. 2. Traits, Trends, and Taxonomy. Box 2.1: The Notable Neocortex. Distinguishing Traits. Cladistic Analyses. Box 2.2: Fundamentals of Food Processing Phylogenetic Analyses of Behavior. 3. Primates Past to Present. Evolutionary History. Primate Diversity in the Past. Box 3.1: Mosaic Nature of Human Evolution Interpreting Diversity Today. Box 3.2: Hybrid Baboons. Box 3.3: Lucky Lemurs. 4. Evolution and Social Behavior. Natural Selection. Box 4.1: MHC Genes Box 4.2 Menopause Kin Selection and Reciprocal Altruism. Box 4.3: Multi-Level Selection Individual Strategies and Social Organizations. 5. Evolution and Sex. Sexual Selection. Sexual Dimorphism. Mating Patterns. Box 5.1: Gibbon Games and Tarsier Tactics Female Mating Strategies. Male Rank and Reproductive Success. 6. Food, Foraging, and Females. Food Quality. Box 6.1: Forest Pharmacy The Spatial Distribution of Food. The Temporal Availability of Food Resources. Box 6.2: The Power of Food Interpreting Diets and Their Behavioral Correlates. 7. Female Strategies. Ecology of Female Relationships. Social Dynamics in Female Groups. Box 7.1: Mysterious Matrilineage and Market Theory. Population Consequences of Female Strategies. 8. Male Strategies. Ecology of Male Relationships. Box 8.1: Using and Misusing Infants. Social Dynamics Among Males. Box 8.2: Beyond the Group Population Dynamics. 9. Developmental Stages Through the Lifespan Fertilization to Birth. Infancy. Box 9.1: Parental Prolactin. Weaning Conflict. Juvenile Challenges. Puberty Adulthood and Aging Population Consequences of Life Histories 10. Communication and Cognition. Components of Communication Systems. Modes of Primate Communication. Cognition. Implications for the Ethical Treatment of Primates. Box 10.1: Rehabilitation, Reintroduction, and Sanctuary. 11. Community Ecology. Primate Communities. Box 11.1: Primates and Parasites. Predator-Prey Interactions. Box 11.2: Predatory Perspectives. Primate-Plant Interactions. Conservation of Communities. 12. Conservation. Threats to Primates. Conservation Policies. Box 12.1: The Primates' People Noninvasive Research. The Next Millennium. Appendix: Primate Names. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.

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