Primate Conservation Biology
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Author | : Guy Cowlishaw |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 511 |
Release | : 2021-08-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022682117X |
From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that nearly 20 percent of the world's primates may go extinct within the next ten or twenty years. In this book Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar integrate cutting-edge theoretical advances with practical management priorities to give scientists and policymakers the tools they need to help keep these species from disappearing forever. Primate Conservation Biology begins with detailed overviews of the diversity, life history, ecology, and behavior of primates and the ways these factors influence primate abundance and distribution. Cowlishaw and Dunbar then discuss the factors that put primates at the greatest risk of extinction, especially habitat disturbance and hunting. The remaining chapters present a comprehensive review of conservation strategies and management practices, highlighting the key issues that must be addressed to protect primates for the future.
Author | : Serge A. Wich |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0198703384 |
This book provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art synthesis of research principles and applied management practices for primate conservation.
Author | : Michel T. Waller |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2016-07-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319304690 |
The list of challenges facing nonhuman primates in the 21st century is a long one. The expansion of palm oil plantations to feed a growing consumer class is eating away at ape and monkey habitats in Southeast Asia and Central Africa. Lemurs are hunted for food in the poorest parts of Madagascar while monkeys are used as medicine in Brazil. Traditional cultural beliefs are maintaining demand for animal body parts in West African markets while viral YouTube videos of “cute” and “cuddly” lorises have increased their market value as pets and endangered their populations. These and other issues are addressed in this book by leading researchers in the field of ethnoprimatology, the study of human/nonhuman primate interactions that combines traditional primatological methodologies with cultural anthropology in an effort to better understand the nuances of our economic, ritualistic, and ecologic relationships.
Author | : Eleanor Sterling |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2013-04-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191662445 |
The study of primate ecology and conservation has advanced rapidly in recent years. This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation. The synthesis focuses on new and emerging field methods alongside a comprehensive presentation of laboratory and data analysis techniques, as well as the latest methods for determining conservation status and conservation management. This book's particular focus is on innovative ways to study primates in a changing world, including emerging methods such as non-invasive genetic techniques and advanced spatial modeling. In addition to synthesizing field and lab methods, the authors also discuss data interpretation, as well as important guiding questions and principles for students and researchers to consider as they plan research projects in primate ecology and conservation such as: how to choose a field site, acquire research permits, connect with local authorities, communities and researchers, and many other considerations. Although three chapters are dedicated to conservation methods, consideration of conservation status and threats to primate populations are considered throughout this volume where appropriate. This latest publication in the Techniques in Ecology and Conservation Series aims to provide a practical empirical reference text with an international scope, appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and conservation professionals across the globe.
Author | : Guy Cowlishaw |
Publisher | : Chapman & Hall |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780412713408 |
Primate conservation is an important topic since primates are key players in ecosystems. Moreover, they are our closest relatives. Consequently, our understanding of their ability to survive and resist extinction may well have implications for the future of human life on earth.
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.
Author | : Katarzyna Nowak |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2019-01-03 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1107134315 |
A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.
Author | : Karen B. Strier |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2015-07-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1317345207 |
Primate 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.
Author | : Prince Rainer III |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 677 |
Release | : 2012-12-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0323143601 |
Primate Conservation provides a comprehensive discussion of the conservation of many species of nonhuman primates. The problems of conservation are discussed by distinguished scientists who are experts in their knowledge of the animals they write about and who have firsthand knowledge of the problems of conserving them. Animals ranging from Galago to the Gorilla have been selected to serve as examples of the types of problems that conservationists face. The book begins by discussing the ecology of two species of galagine in South Africa. It covers factors such as their distribution, habitat, population densities, activity patterns, feeding, group structure, and reproduction. This is followed by separate chapters on the conservation of the following: aye-aye; the lion tamarins of Brazil; the Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkey; the toque macaque of Sri Lanka; rare lion-tailed monkey of South India; rhesus monkeys in Northern India; the gelada baboons; the hanuman langur and douc langur; red ouakaris; black colobus monkeys; lesser apes; and eastern gorillas.
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.