Primate Behavioral Ecology | Anthropology

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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. 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. Primate Beha…