Author: Robert W. SussmanPublisher:
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Category : Cebidae
Languages : en
Pages :
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Primate Ecology and Social Structure: New world monkeys
Author: Robert W. SussmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cebidae
Languages : en
Pages :
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Primate Ecology and Social Structure: Lorises, lemurs and tarsiers
Author: Robert W. SussmanPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Cebidae
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
For upper level biology courses on primates. This is the first resource in forty years, which reviews the latest writings and research dealing with prosimians. There are no other books available that deal with primate ecology and the behavior of free-ranging primates. This represents the most in-depth coverage, initially characterizing these animals as they exist in their least disturbed state, then comparing behavior in disturbed situations and captivity in order to gain a better understanding of primate behavior and primate communities. Each major taxonomic group is covered, including information on locomotion and habitat, diet, activity cycles, predation, social organization, communication, reproduction and infant development. Primate Ecology is well illustrated with over 130 figures and plates.
Lemur Social Systems and Their Ecological Basis
Author: J. GanzhornPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1489924124
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The past decade has seen a steady increase in studies oflemur behavior and ecology. As a result, there is much novel information on newly studied populations, and even newly discovered species, that has not yet been published or summarized. In fact, lemurs have not been the focus of an international symposium since the Prosimian Biology Conference in London in 1972. Moreover, research on lemurs has reached a new quality by addressing general issues in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology. Although lemurs provide important comparative information on these topics, this aspect of research on lemurs has not been reviewed and compared with similar studies in other primate radiations. Thus, as did many in the field, we felt that the time was ripe to review and synthesize our knowledge of lemur behavioral ecology. Following an initiative by Gerry Doyle, we organized a symposium at the XIVth Congress of the International Primatological Society in Strasbourg, France, where 15 contributions summarized much new information on lemur social systems and their ecological basis. This volume provides a collection of the papers presented at the Strasbourg symposium (plus two reports from recently completed field projects). Each chapter was peer-reviewed, typically by one "lemurologist" and one other biologist. The first three chapters present novel information from the first long-term field studies of three enigmatic species. Sterling describes the social organization of Daubentonia madagascariensis, showing that aye-aye ranging patterns deviate from those of all other nocturnal primates.
Primate Ecology: Studies of Feeding and ranging Behavior in Lemurs, Monkey and apes
Author: T.H. Clutton-BrockPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 032314389X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Primate Ecology: Studies of Feeding and Ranging Behavior in Femurs, Monkeys and Apes describes the behavioral aspects of ecology, including activity patterning, food selection, and ranging behavior. The book is composed of 19 chapters; 17 of which are concerned with the ecology or behavior of particular social groups of primates, arranged in the taxonomic order of the species concerned. The final two chapters review some of the generalizations emerging from comparison of inter- and intraspecific differences in feeding and ranging behavior. The book aims to suggest areas of particular interest where research can be usefully developed.
Primate Ecology and Human Origins
Author: Irwin Samuel BernsteinPublisher: Scholarly Title
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Primate Anti-Predator Strategies
Author: Sharon Gursky-DoyenPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387348107
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
This volume details the different ways that nocturnal primates avoid predators. It is a first of its kind within primatology, and is therefore the only work giving a broad overview of predation – nocturnal primate predation theory in particular – in the field Additionally, the book incorporates several chapters on the theoretical advances that researchers studying nocturnal primates need to make.
Lemurs
Author: Lisa GouldPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387345868
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This book brings together information from recent research, and provides new insight into the study of lemur origins, and the ecology and adaptation of both extant and recently extinct lemurs. In addition, it addresses issues of primate behavioral ecology and how environment can play a major role in explaining species variation. It is the only comprehensive volume to focus on lemur ecology and adaptability, with chapters written by all the big names in the field.
The Natural History of Primates
Author: Robert W. SussmanPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442249005
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 699
Book Description
The first new primatology text available in over a decade—24 chapters combine the latest in-depth findings on ecology, behavior, and conservation from top primatologists
Primate Ecology
Author: Robert W. SussmanPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The Spectral Tarsier
Author: Sharon L. GurskyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317343972
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Part of the Primate Field Studies series. The Spectral Tarier shares the results of long-term field study by Sharon L. Gursky with a broad audience.