The Primate Anthology: Essays on Primate Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation from Natural HistoryContains 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. |
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