Title Long-term field studies of primates / Peter M. Kappeler, David P. Watts, editors

Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 460 pages) : illustrations Contents The values and challenges of long-term field studies / Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. van Schaik, and David P. Watts -- Berenty Reserve, Madagascar : a long time in a small space / Alison Jolly -- Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve : long-term research on lemurs in southwestern Madagascar / Robert W. Sussman [and others] -- Long-term lemur research at Centre Valbio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar / Patricia C. Wright [and others] -- A 15-year perspective on the social organization and life history of sifaka in Kirindy Forest / Peter M. Kappeler and Claudia Fichtel -- The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) : lessons on behavioral plasticity and population dynamics from a critically endangered species / Karen B. Strier and Sérgio L. Mendes -- The Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project : two decades of research on Cebus capucinus / Susan Perry, Irene Godoy, and Wiebke Lammers -- Tracking neotropical monkeys in Santa Rosa : lessons from a regenerating Costa Rican dry forest / Linda M. Fedigan and Katharine M. Jack -- The group life cycle and demography of brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus (apella) nigritus) in Iguazú National Park, Argentina / Charles Janson, Maria Celia Baldovino, and Mario Di Bitetti -- Social organization and male residence pattern in Phayre's leaf monkeys / Andreas Koenig and Carola Borries -- White-handed gibbons of Khao Yai : social flexibility, complex reproductive strategies, and a slow life history / Ulrich H. Reichard, Manoch Ganpanakngan, and Claudia Barelli -- The Amboseli Baboon Research Project : 40 years of continuity and change / Susan C. Alberts and Jeanne Altmann -- The 30-year blues : what we know and don't know about life history, group size, and group fission of blue monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya / Marina Cords -- Long-term research on chimpanzee behavioral ecology in Kibale National Park, Uganda / David P. Watts -- Long-term field studies of chimpanzees at Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania / Michio Nakamura and Toshisada Nishida -- Long-term studies of the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park, Tanzania / Michael L. Wilson -- Long-term research on Grauer's gorillas in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC : life history, foraging strategies, and ecological differentiation from sympatric chimpanzees / Juichi Yamagiwa [and others] -- Long-term studies on wild bonobos at Wamba, Luo Scientific Reserve, D.R. Congo : towards the understanding of female life history in a male-philopatric species / Takeshi Furuichi [and others] -- Long-term, individual-based field studies / Tim Clutton-Brock Summary Some primate field studies have been on-going for decades, covering significant portions of individual life cycles or even multiple generations. In this volume, leading field workers report on the history and infrastructure of their projects in Madagascar, Africa, Asia and South America. More importantly, they provide summaries of their long-term research efforts on primate behaviour, ecology and life history, highlighting insights that were only possible because of the long-term nature of the study. The chapters of this volume collectively outline the many scientific reasons for studying primate behaviour, ecology and demography over multiple generations. This kind of research is typically necessitated by the relatively slow life histories of primates. Moreover, a complete understanding of social organization and behaviour, factors often influenced by rare but important events, requires long-term data collection. Finally, long-term field projects are also becoming increasingly important foci of local conservation activities Analysis Life sciences Animal behavior Animal ecology Conservation biology Evolution (Biology) Behavioural Sciences Evolutionary Biology Conservation Biology/Ecology primaten primates milieubescherming environmental protection natuurbescherming nature conservation dierecologie gedragswetenschappen evolutie evolution Mammalia Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Primates -- Behavior -- Longitudinal studies Primates -- Ecology -- Longitudinal studies Primates -- Fieldwork Primates. Animal behavior. Longitudinal method. Primates Behavior, Animal Longitudinal Studies Primates Primates (order) NATURE -- Animals -- Primates. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Primatology. Primates Longitudinal method Animal behavior Primates -- Behavior Primates -- Ecology Genre/Form Longitudinal studies Form Electronic book Author Kappeler, Peter M Watts, David P ISBN 9783642225147 3642225144 3642225136 9783642225130 1280395109 9781280395109 9786613573025 6613573027

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