There will be lectures on ecological concepts, primate ecology, primate behaviour, field techniques, behavioural sampling techniques, and analytical tools. The critically endangered northern muriqui brachyteles hypoxanthus has been the subject of longterm field research in brazils. This understanding is poised to lead to the development of new dynamic comparative models that encompass both interspecific and intraspecific variation in primate behavioral ecology, and thus will provide insights into primate social evolution and adaptive potential strier, 2017b. In the case of semiterrestrial species, such as baboons, being in a large community helps provide protection against predatory cats, dogs, and hyenas.
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The social structure of a species is, in part, the result of natural selection in a specific habitat, and it guides individual interactions and social relationships. I am looking for a field position that will prepare me to study primate behavioral ecology and conservation at the graduate level. Cwu has long been a leader in the field of primate behavior and habitats. This week my post will be discussing the study of primate cognition. This edition, like its four predecessors, is an introduction to the field of primate behavioral ecology and its applications to primate conservation. Rather than focusing solely on the behavior and ecology of the primate species at hand, as in traditional primatology, or on the symbolic meanings and uses of primates, as in socio. Primate behavioral ecology, described as an attractive, choppingedge exposition, incorporates thrilling new discoveries and doubtless probably the most uptodate approaches in its introduction to the sector and its functions of behavioral ecology to primate conservation.
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This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation. Techniques for the study of primate population ecology the. Strier september 2016 this comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to understand how different primates behave and the significance of these insights for primate conservation. An uncorrected copy, or prepublication, is an uncorrected proof of the book.
The primate behavioral ecology lab houses a dedicated gis computer with large digitizing tablet and software for statistical analysis and a raid data storage system for large primatology data sets and teaching resources. Nov 01, 1999 primate behavioral ecology, described as an engaging, cuttingedge exposition, incorporates exciting new discoveries in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation. Robbins and gottfried hohmann no biologist would argue that ecology, the scientific study of the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms, is not a complex topic. Krebs and davies, 1997 so that most behavioral ecologists and evolutionary biologists are familiar with only a few, mostly outdated, primate studies.
It is considered to be a must read for all students interested in primates. Yet, the diversity of subjects covered by this special issue attests to the breadth of primate behavioral research that now uses genetic data and demonstrates just how far we have come. I currently live in south africa so shipping costs from us or uk to here are really high for textbooks, so any help is appreciated. Welcome to the strier lab website we are interested in understanding the behavioral ecology, life history, and population dynamics of primates from a comparative perspective, and in applying this knowledge to the conservation of primates and their habitats. Reevaluating the link between brain size and behavioural ecology. It integrates the basics of evolutionary and ecological approaches to the study of behavior with uptodate coverage of how different primates actually. Primate behavioral ecology 5th edition also examines how anthropogenic activities are negatively impacting primate populations, including a thorough analysis of behavioural plasticity and its. The first deals with examining the mechanisms that help primates to develop cognitive abilities using computers and experiments with objects and tasks. At the same time, however, we are facing an impending crisis. Accordingly, primate research is often ignored or mentioned only in passing in in.
Primate info net is maintained by the wisconsin primate research center wprc library at the university of wisconsinmadison. Techniques for the study of primate population ecology. Their environment includes not only the physical environment e. The primate behavior and ecology major is an interdisciplinary program that prepares graduates for advanced degrees in the field or to enter the work force in. Primate ecology and conservation eleanor sterling, nora. Aug 27, 2010 primate behavioral ecology, described as an engaging, cuttingedge exposition, incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most uptodate approaches in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation. Primate behavioral ecology 5th edition also examines how anthropogenic activities are negatively impacting primate populations, including a thorough analysis of behavioural plasticity and its implications.
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