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This comprehensive text Primate Behavioral Ecology, 6th Edition, 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. Each chapter is organized around the major research themes in the field, with Strier emphasizing the interplay between theory, observations, and conservation issues. Examples are drawn from the “classic” primate field studies as well as more recent studies, including many previously neglected species, to illustrate the vast behavioral variation that exists across the primate order. This resource integrates the impacts of anthropogenic activities on primate populations, including zoonotic disease and climate change, and considers the importance of behavioral flexibility for primate conservation. This fully updated new edition brings exciting new methods, theoretical perspectives, and discoveries together to provide an incomparable overview of the field of primate behavioral ecology and its applications to primate conservation. It is considered to be a “must read” for all students interested in primates. 610 p.
- Karen B. Strier. Vilas Research Professor; Irven DeVore Professor of Anthropology; Affiliate Professor of Integrated Biology. University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI (USA). Main research interests: Understanding behavioral ecology of primates from a comparative perspective: and contributing to conservation commitments.
- Publication date (digital version): 2021-07 – Routledge (imprint of Taylor & Francis Group); Copyright © 2021 by Taylor & Francis Group.
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