Primate Behavioral EcologyPrimate Behavioral Ecology, described as “an engaging, cutting-edge exposition,” incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most up-to-date approaches in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation. This unique, comprehensive, single-authored text integrates the basics of evolutionary, ecological, and demographic perspectives with contemporary noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to understand how different primates behave and the significance of these insights for primate conservation. Examples are drawn from the “classic” primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species from across the primate order, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Primate Studies | 1 |
Chapter 2 Traits Trends and Taxonomy | 30 |
Chapter 3 Primates Past to Present | 59 |
Chapter 4 Evolution and Social Behavior | 80 |
Chapter 5 Evolution and Sex | 113 |
Chapter 6 Food Foraging and Females | 145 |
Chapter 7 Female Strategies | 168 |
Chapter 8 Male Strategies | 196 |
Chapter 10 Communication and Cognition | 243 |
Chapter 11 Community Ecology | 269 |
Chapter 12 Conservation | 287 |
Primate Names | 305 |
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Glossary | 377 |
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