Primates Face to Face

Primates Face to Face
Author: Agustín Fuentes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2002-01-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1139441477

As our closest evolutionary relatives, nonhuman primates are integral elements in our mythologies, diets and scientific paradigms, yet most species now face an uncertain future through exploitation for the pet and bushmeat trades as well as progressive habitat loss. New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research have created a surge of interest in primates, and focus on the diverse interaction of human and nonhuman primates has become an important component in primatological and ethnographic studies. By examining the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a critical role in conservation practice and programs, Primates Face to Face disseminates the information gained from the anthropological study of nonhuman primates to the wider academic and non-academic world.

Primates Face to Face

Primates Face to Face
Author: Agustín Fuentes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2002-01-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780521791090

New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing international focus on conservation and primate research have created a surge of interest in primates, and focus on the diverse interaction of human and nonhuman primates has become an important component in primatological and ethnographic studies. By examining the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates and observing how this plays a critical role in conservation practice and programs, Primates Face to Face disseminates the information gained from the anthropological study of nonhuman primates to the wider academic and non-academic world.

Ethnoprimatology

Ethnoprimatology
Author: Kerry M. Dore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2017-02-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1107109965

A how-to guide for ethnoprimatological research in the Anthropocene, offering an inside look at the latest research in the field.

Centralizing Fieldwork

Centralizing Fieldwork
Author: Jeremy MacClancy
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1845458516

Fieldwork is a central method of research throughout anthropology, a much-valued, much-vaunted mode of generating information. But its nature and process have been seriously understudied in biological anthropology and primatology. This book is the first ever comparative investigation, across primatology, biological anthropology, and social anthropology, to look critically at this key research practice. It is also an innovative way to further the comparative project within a broadly conceived anthropology, because it does not focus on common theory but on a common method. The questions asked by contributors are: what in the pursuit of fieldwork is common to all three disciplines, what is unique to each, how much is contingent, how much necessary? Can we generate well-grounded cross-disciplinary generalizations about this mutual research method, and are there are any telling differences? Co-edited by a social anthropologist and a primatologist, the book includes a list of distinguished and well-established contributors from primatology and biological anthropology.

Monkeys on the Edge

Monkeys on the Edge
Author: Agustín Fuentes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2011-04-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139500414

Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) have a wide geographical distribution and extensively overlap with human societies across southeast Asia, regularly utilizing the edges of secondary forest and inhabiting numerous anthropogenic environments, including temple grounds, cities and farmlands. Yet despite their apparent ubiquity across the region, there are striking gaps in our understanding of long-tailed macaque population ecology. This timely volume, a key resource for primatologists, anthropologists and conservationists, underlines the urgent need for comprehensive population studies on common macaques. Providing the first detailed look at research on this underexplored species, it unveils what is currently known about the population of M. fascicularis, explores the contexts and consequences of human-macaque sympatry and discusses the innovative programs being initiated to resolve human-macaque conflict across Asia. Spread throughout the book are boxed case studies that supplement the chapters and give a valuable insight into specific field studies on wild M. fascicularis populations.

The International Encyclopedia of Primatology, 3 Volume Set

The International Encyclopedia of Primatology, 3 Volume Set
Author: Agustín Fuentes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1596
Release: 2017-04-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0470673370

The International Encyclopedia of Primatology represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference focusing on the behaviour, biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, and taxonomy of human and non-human primates. Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to primatology Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from the taxonomy, history, behaviour, ecology, captive management and diseases of primates to their use in research, cognition, conservation, and representations in literature Includes coverage of the basic scientific concepts that underlie each topic, along with the latest advances in the field Highly accessible to undergraduate and graduate students in primatology, anthropology, and the medical, biological and zoological sciences Essential reference for academics, researchers and commercial and conservation organizations This work is also available as an online resource at www.encyclopediaofprimatology.com

Primate Ecology and Conservation

Primate Ecology and Conservation
Author: Eleanor Sterling
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2013-04-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199659443

This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesise field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation.

Primate Research and Conservation in the Anthropocene

Primate Research and Conservation in the Anthropocene
Author: Alison M. Behie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019-01-31
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 110715748X

Combining personal stories of motivation with new research this book offers a holistic picture of primate conservation in the Anthropocene.

Where the Wild Things Are Now

Where the Wild Things Are Now
Author: Rebecca Cassidy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2020-07-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000189880

Domestication has often seemed a matter of the distant past, a series of distinct events involving humans and other species that took place long ago. Today, as genetic manipulation continues to break new barriers in scientific and medical research, we appear to be entering an age of biological control. Are we also writing a new chapter in the history of domestication? Where the Wild Things Are Now explores the relevance of domestication for anthropologists and scholars in related fields who are concerned with understanding ongoing change in processes affecting humans as well as other species. From the pet food industry and its critics to salmon farming in Tasmania, the protection of endangered species in Vietnam and the pigeon fanciers who influenced Darwin, Where the Wild Things Are Now provides an urgently needed re-examination of the concept of domestication against the shifting background of relationships between humans, animals and plants.