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Owl Monkeys - Biology, Adaptive Radiation, And Behavioral Ecology Of The Only Nocturnal Primate In The Americas

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 <p>This book integrates three decades of owl monkey research conducted since 1994 when the first and only book focused on the genus Aotus was published. Owl monkeys were one of the least understood primates then; knowledge from wild populations was only beginning to emerge and there had been some substantial research in colonies of captive individuals. The situation is very different today. Research on captive owl monkeys has continued to develop, with valuable contributions to the health and medical sciences. And there is now enough information on the behavior, ecology, conservation, and biogeography of the genus that merits a synthesis.</p><p>The book synthesizes new field data on the biogeography, behavioral ecology, circadian biology, population biology and demography spanning their entire continental range from Panamá to Argentina. It includes theoretical perspectives drawn from evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, anatomy, morphology and physiology, genetics, endocrinology and conservation biology to examine a specic set of adaptations that have allowed owl monkeys to exploit the nocturnal niche while functioning in a pair-living sexually monogamous system with remarkable patterns of paternal care.</p><p>The author, with 30 years of research experience with both captive and wild primates, has directed the longest project on any owl monkey species and has conducted extensive original research on their biology, adaptive radiation and behavioral ecology. His expertise and published record on both wild populations and laboratory colonies makes this book one of a kind; it presents information from both captive and wild primates and explores questions through the integration of both approaches.</p><p>The volume offers some additional features that make it novel in its approach: (1) brings together a combination of senior researchers who during four decades have established captive owl monkeys as a system of study with a new generation of youngerscientists who have, for the last 10-20 years, been spearheading their study in the wild, (2) presents the work of a remarkably diverse range of authors representing all countries where owl monkeys are present, as well as researchers from the U.S and Europe, and (3) offers "synthesis" chapters; in doing so, it will surely become a reference book for those specifically drawn to owl monkeys, as well as for those interested in the research topics that are covered.</p><p> </p>
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Primates In Anthropogenic Landscapes - Exploring Primate Behavioural Flexibility Across Human Contexts

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 The first section, â€˜Human Influences on Primate Habitatâ€™, covers ways in which wild primates are affected by human actions, including forest fragmentation, climate change, and the presence of dogs. this includes primates in urban environments, primate tourism, and primates in agroecosystems.
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Evolution Of The Primate Foot - Anatomy, Function, And Palaeontological Evidence

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 <div>The human foot is a unique and defining characteristic of our anatomy. Most primates have grasping, prehensile feet, whereas the human foot stands out as a powerful non-grasping propulsive lever that is central to our evolution as adept bipedal walkers and runners and defines our lineage. Very few books have compiled and evaluated key research on the primate foot and provided a perspective on what we know and what we still need to know. This book serves as an essential companion to "The Evolution of the Primate Hand" volume, also in the Developments in Primatology series. This book includes chapters written by experts in the field of morphology and mechanics of the primate foot, the role of the foot in different aspects of primate locomotion (including but not limited to human bipedalism), the "hard evidence" of primate foot evolution including fossil foot bones and fossil footprints, and the relevance of our foot’s evolutionary history to modern human foot pathology.</div><div><br></div><div>This volume addresses three fundamental questions: </div><div><br></div><div>(1) What makes the human foot so different from that of other primates? </div><div>(2) How does the anatomy, biomechanics, and ecological context of the foot and foot use differ among primates and why? </div><div>(3) how did foot anatomy and function change throughout primate and human evolution, and why is this evolutionary history relevant in clinical contexts today?</div><div><br></div><div>This co-edited volume, which relies on the insights of leading scholars in primate foot anatomy and evolution provides for the first time a comprehensive review and scholarly discussion of the primate foot from multiple perspectives. It is accessible to readers at different levels of inquiry (e.g., undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctoral research, other scholars outside of biological anthropology). This volume provides an all-inone resource for research on the comparative and functional morphology and evolution of the primate foot.</div><div><br></div>
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Ecotourism And Indonesia'S Primates

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 The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on the effect of ecotourism on Indonesiaâ€™s primates. The tremendous diversity of primates in Indonesia, in conjunction with the conservation issues facing the primates of this region, have created a crisis whereby many of Indonesiaâ€™s primates are threatened with extinction.
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Life And Death In The Gombe Chimpanzees - Skeletal Analysis As An Insight Into Life History

by Claire A. Kirchhoff

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 <p>This book addresses how skeletons can inform us about behavior by describing skeletal lesions in the Gombe chimpanzees, relating them to known life histories whenever possible, and analyzing demographic patterns in the sample. This is of particular interest to both primatologists and skeletal analysts who have benefited from published data on a smaller, earlier skeletal sample from Gombe.</p><p>The Gombe skeletal collection is the largest collection of wild chimpanzees with known life histories in existence, and this work significantly expands the skeletal sample from this long-term research site (49 chimpanzees). The book explores topics of general interest to skeletal analysts such as demographic patterns, which injuries leave signs on the skeleton, and rates of healing, and discusses both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the patterning of lesions.</p><p>The book presents the data in a narrative style similar to that employed in Dr. Goodall’s seminal work<i>The Chimpanzees of Gombe</i>. Readers already familiar with the Gombe chimpanzees are likely to appreciate summaries of life events correlated to observable skeletal features. The book is especially relevant at this time to remind primate conservationists of the importance of the isolated chimpanzee population at Gombe National Park as well as the availability of the skeletons for study, both within the park itself as well as at the University of Minnesota.</p>
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Primate Life Histories, Sex Roles, And Adaptability - Essays In Honour Of Linda M. Fedigan

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 A symposium in honour of her career was held in Banff (Alberta, Canada) in December 2016, during which former and current students and collaborators, as well as scientists with similar research interests, presented and discussed their work and their connections to Linda Fedigan.
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Primate Craniofacial Function And Biology

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 This integrative volume is the most comprehensive text on primate craniofacial biology and function and includes introductory chapters on how primatologists study adaptations in primates and a discussion of in vivo approaches for studying primate performance.
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The Gibbons - New Perspectives On Small Ape Socioecology And Population Biology

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 It is a great honor to be asked to introduce this exciting new volume, having been heavily involved in the first comprehensive synthesis in the early 1980s. Gibbons are the most enthralling of primates. On the one hand, they are the most appealing animals, with their upright posture and body shape, facial markings, dramatic arm-swinging locomotion and suspensory postures, and devastating duets; on the other hand, the small apes are the most diverse, hence biologically valuable and informative, of our closest relatives. It is hard for me to believe that it is 40 years to the month since I first set foot on the Malay Peninsula to start my doctoral study of the siamang. I am very proud to have followed in the footsteps of the great pioneer of primate field study, Clarence Ray Carpenter (CR or Ray, who I was fortunate to meet twice, in Pennsylvania and in Zurich), first in Central America (in 1967) and then in Southeast Asia. It is 75 years since he studied howler monkeys on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal Zone. It is 70 years since he studied the white-handed gibbon in Thailand.
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E.O. Wilson And B.F. Skinner - A Dialogue Between Sociobiology And Radical Behaviorism

by Paul Naour

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 <P>Reviewers have characterized Paul Naour's <EM>A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism, </EM>which includes brief introductions by <STRONG>E.O. Wilson </STRONG>and B.F. Skinner's elder daughter, <STRONG>Julie Vargus</STRONG>, as an idea book. The work will undoubtedly have a significant academic market and provide students and scholars in biology, ethology, psychology, anthropology, sociology and economics a strong foundation in twentieth century history and systems.</P> <P>Praise for <EM>A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism:</EM></P> <P>- <STRONG>E.O. Wilson</STRONG> says of the book: ". . . excellent, an outstanding addition to the history of ideas. It will put Fred Skinner back in the pantheon and, providing context, serve as an excellent introduction to the content and central truths in radical behaviorism. Needless to say, I'm also grateful to have my work following Sociobiology given proper attention."</P> <P>-<STRONG>David Sloan Wilson</STRONG>, author of Darwins Cathedral writes: "E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner agreed that the human capacity for change is both a product of genetic evolution and an evolutionary process in its own right. Yet, the paradigms of sociobiology and radical behaviorism went in very different directions. Paul Naour's insightful analysis of a taped conversation between Wilson and Skinner goes beyond the historical significance of the conversation and helps to integrate the two paradigms for the future."</P> <P>-<STRONG>Carl Haywood</STRONG> writes: "The present question is whether evolution by natural selection is a useful set of concepts for the development of psychology.  Naours proposed confluence of radical behaviorism and sociobiology suggests not only that it is, but also that radical behaviorism shares with sociobiology a debt and an allegiance to Darwinism."</P>
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Owl Monkeys - Biology, Adaptive Radiation, And Behavioral Ecology Of The Only Nocturnal Primate In The Americas

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The Evolution Of The Primate Foot - Anatomy, Function, And Palaeontological Evidence

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Anthropoid Origins - New Visions

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Owl Monkeys - Biology, Adaptive Radiation, And Behavioral Ecology Of The Only Nocturnal Primate In The Americas

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Primates In Fragments - Complexity And Resilience

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 This book is number two in a series for Primates in Fragments. In Endemic, Endangered, and Nocturnal Primates authors uncover details involving critical primates living in major city centers to the heights of the Himalayas.
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Primate Biogeography - Progress And Prospects

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 This comprehensive source introduces the reader to Primate Biogeography as a discipline, highlights the many factors that may influence the distribution of primates, and reveals the wide range of approaches that are available to understanding the distribution of this order.
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Comparative Vertebrate Cognition - Are Primates Superior To Non-Primates?

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 Some of the recent discoveries of the higher cognitive abilities of other mammals and also birds challenge the concept that primates are special and even the view that the cognitive ability of apes is more advanced than that of nonprimate mammals and birds.

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