Author : Shadrack Mkolle Kamenya
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Colobus
ISBN :
Author : Agustín Fuentes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1139441477
As our closest evolutionary relatives, nonhuman primates are integral elements in our mythologies, diets and scientific paradigms, yet most species now face an uncertain future through exploitation for the pet and bushmeat trades as well as progressive habitat loss. New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research have created a surge of interest in primates, and focus on the diverse interaction of human and nonhuman primates has become an important component in primatological and ethnographic studies. By examining the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a critical role in conservation practice and programs, Primates Face to Face disseminates the information gained from the anthropological study of nonhuman primates to the wider academic and non-academic world.
Author : Agustín Fuentes
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 24,54 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781280418167
Despite being our closest evolutionary relatives most non-human primate species now face an uncertain future. Primates Face to Face examines the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a critical role in their conservation.
Author : Michel T. Waller
Publisher : Springer
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 45,6 MB
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319304690
The list of challenges facing nonhuman primates in the 21st century is a long one. The expansion of palm oil plantations to feed a growing consumer class is eating away at ape and monkey habitats in Southeast Asia and Central Africa. Lemurs are hunted for food in the poorest parts of Madagascar while monkeys are used as medicine in Brazil. Traditional cultural beliefs are maintaining demand for animal body parts in West African markets while viral YouTube videos of “cute” and “cuddly” lorises have increased their market value as pets and endangered their populations. These and other issues are addressed in this book by leading researchers in the field of ethnoprimatology, the study of human/nonhuman primate interactions that combines traditional primatological methodologies with cultural anthropology in an effort to better understand the nuances of our economic, ritualistic, and ecologic relationships.
Author : Lauren M. Robinson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 10,40 MB
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030827089
This volume reviews the broad topic of welfare in nonhuman primates under human care. Chapters detail the history of primates in captivity, ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of nonhuman primates as entertainment or in research, the different approaches that welfare are measured, and how housing, enrichment, and other conditions can foster or degrade welfare. Since humans began keeping nonhuman primates we have made vast strides in understanding their cognitive abilities, strong social bonds, vibrant personalities, and their capacity for joy and suffering. With an increasing number of countries banning the use of great apes in biomedical research, the welfare of primates in zoos and research facilities has gained increasing attention. This interdisciplinary work features contributors from many of the fields involved and those on both sides of the issue, thus providing an exhaustive overview of primate welfare. Readers from animal welfare science, primatology, animal testing, veterinary medicine, conservation to ethics and legislation will find this an important account.
Author : Kerry M. Dore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1316982688
Ethnoprimatology, the combining of primatological and anthropological practice and the viewing of humans and other primates as living in integrated and shared ecological and social spaces, has become an increasingly popular approach to primate studies in the twenty-first century. Offering an insight into the investigation and documentation of human-nonhuman primate relations in the Anthropocene, this book guides the reader through the preparation, design, implementation, and analysis of an ethnoprimatological research project, offering practical examples of the vast array of methods and techniques at chapter level. With contributions from the world's leading experts in the field, Ethnoprimatology critically analyses current primate conservation efforts, outlines their major research questions, theoretical bases and methods, and tackles the challenges and complexities involved in mixed-methods research. Documenting the spectrum of current research in the field, it is an ideal volume for students and researchers in ethnoprimatology, primatology, anthropology, and conservation biology.
Author : Allan M. Schrier
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483261395
Behavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends focuses on research on the behavior of nonhuman primates, including social behavior, life history, and discrimination. The selection first offers information on the affectional systems and determinants of social behavior in young chimpanzees. Topics include infant-mother, maternal, age-mate or peer, and paternal affectional systems, social behavior of young chimpanzees, and the effects of arousal level on social responsiveness. The publication also takes a look at ontogeny of perception and learning and age changes in chimpanzees. Discussions focus on performance on formal tests of behavior, life history, classical conditioning, locomotion and manipulation, single-problem discrimination, and learning sets. The manuscript examines investigative behavior, as well as maintenance of behavior in nonhuman primates by investigatable rewards and determinants of investigative behavior. The publication also evaluates the radiation syndrome and field studies. The selection is a dependable reference for readers interested in the behavior of nonhuman primates.
Author : Russell L. Ciochon
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 27,26 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Contains 33 essays, originally published in Natural History magazine, reporting on field studies of free-ranging primates. Written by respected academics and field biologists, contributions are divided into four sections: social behavior, cognition, and intelligence; community ecology; diet and reproduction; and human-nonhuman primate interaction and conservation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author : Prince Rainer III
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0323143601
Primate Conservation provides a comprehensive discussion of the conservation of many species of nonhuman primates. The problems of conservation are discussed by distinguished scientists who are experts in their knowledge of the animals they write about and who have firsthand knowledge of the problems of conserving them. Animals ranging from Galago to the Gorilla have been selected to serve as examples of the types of problems that conservationists face. The book begins by discussing the ecology of two species of galagine in South Africa. It covers factors such as their distribution, habitat, population densities, activity patterns, feeding, group structure, and reproduction. This is followed by separate chapters on the conservation of the following: aye-aye; the lion tamarins of Brazil; the Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey; the toque macaque of Sri Lanka; rare lion-tailed monkey of South India; rhesus monkeys in Northern India; the gelada baboons; the hanuman langur and douc langur; red ouakaris; black colobus monkeys; lesser apes; and eastern gorillas.
Author : Duane Quiatt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521498326
Stressing direct connections between human and nonhuman society, this book about the social life of monkeys, apes and humans emphasizes the importance of social information and knowledge in the understanding of primate behavior and organization.
