Naturalistic Behavior Of Nonhuman Primates

Author : Clarence Ray Carpenter
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003991283

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Since 1950, there has been a sharp increase in interest among comparative anatomists, physiologists, biochemists, ecologists, and behavioral scientists in research on non-human primates. Recent advances in the study of genetics, evolution, and human prehistory have focused scientific attention on man's close relatives, the apes and monkeys. At the same time, the value of the naturalistic field study as a research tool and an adjunct to laboratory study has been increasingly recognized. This book brings together for the first time eight classic naturalistic field studies of non-human primates that have long been out of print. Because these pioneer investigations in primatology have been unavailable, contemporary scientists have undertaken research into many naturalistic behavior characteristics originally observed and described by the author in the 1930's and 1940's. His basic monographs on the howler monkeys of Panama, the gibbons of Thailand, the orangutans of Sumatra, and other monkey colonies are included, as well as discussions of the significance of the results of his research for human behavioral adaptations. These important monographs, with new introductions and conclusions by the author, will not only be of extreme interest to psychologists, zoologists, ecologists, anthropologists, and other life scientists but will also help to advance the scientific productivity of current field investigations.

Author : C. R. Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:709914538

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A field study of the behavior and social relations of howling monkeys (1934); Behavior of red spider monkeys in Panama (1935); An observational study of two captive mountain gorillas (1937); A survey of wild life conditions in Atjeh, North Sumatra, with special reference to the Orang-Utan (1938); A field study in Siam of the behavior and social relations of the gibbon (1940); The menstrual cycle and body temperature in two gibbons (1941); Rhesus monkeys for american laboratories (1940); Notes on results of a test for tuberculosis in rhesus monkeys (1941); Sexual behavior of free rangin rhesus monkeys: specimens, procedures and behavioral characteristics of estrus (1942); Sexual behavior of free ranging rhesus monkeys: periodicity of estrus, homosexual, auto-erotic and non-conformist behavior (1942); Societies of monkeys and apes (1942); Characteristics of social behavior in non-human primates (1942); Social behavior on non-human primates (1952); Grouping behavior of howling monkeys (1953); Tentative generalizations on the grouping behavior of non-human primates (1954); Field studies of a primate population (1962); Territoriality: a review of concepts and problems (1958).

Author : Allan M. Schrier,Fred Stollnitz
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781483259604

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Behavior of Nonhuman Primates by Allan M. Schrier,Fred Stollnitz Pdf

Behavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends, Volume 5 is a collection of papers on research trends in the study of the various aspects of primate behavior. Chapters in the book discuss topics on the history of the study of cognitive processes in primates; ways in which visual stimuli in monkeys are perceived, stored in memory, and retrieved; and behavior of prosimians. The book will be of value to primatologists, psychologists, and zoologists.

Author : Allan M. Schrier,Fred Stollnitz
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781483259741

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Behavior of Nonhuman Primates by Allan M. Schrier,Fred Stollnitz Pdf

Behavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends, Volume 4 provides information pertinent to research on behavior of nonhuman primates. This book presents a systematic investigation of memory processes in animals. Organized into four chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the implication of the obvious similarity of monkeys and humans in interproblem learning. This text then presents a series of investigations of the retention of object-discrimination learning by learning-set-experienced rhesus monkeys. Other chapters consider the capability of chimpanzees to handle at least rudimentary stages of certain higher mental functions. This book discusses as well the communicative behavior of animals, which is similar to the rest of animal behavior in that it is governed by general perceptual, motor, motivational, and associative laws. The final chapter deals with the main accomplishments of a program designed to teach language to a chimpanzee. This book is a valuable resource for students and research workers.

Author : National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309176507

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The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates by National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates Pdf

A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psychological well-being. The amendment, however, provides few specifics. The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates recommends practical approaches to meeting those requirements. It focuses on what is known about the psychological needs of primates and makes suggestions for assessing and promoting their well-being. This volume examines the elements of an effective care program--social companionship, opportunities for species-typical activity, housing and sanitation, and daily care routines--and provides a helpful checklist for designing a plan for promoting psychological well-being. The book provides a wealth of specific and useful information about the psychological attributes and needs of the most widely used and exhibited nonhuman primates. Readable and well-organized, it will be welcomed by animal care and use committees, facilities administrators, enforcement inspectors, animal advocates, researchers, veterinarians, and caretakers.

Author : Hiram E. Fitzgerald,John A. Mullins,Patricia Gage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461336051

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Child Nurturance by Hiram E. Fitzgerald,John A. Mullins,Patricia Gage Pdf

The underlying theme uniting the papers of this volume is the quest for a further understanding of human behavior. The similarities between the behaviors of other primates and humans have captivated us even before a science arose. But what is the justification for making such comparisons? Comparisons, like classifications, can be made on any basis whatever. The aim in making any scientific comparison is the same as doing a classification. That is, one attempts to make the comparison on a "natural" basis. Natural, in this case, means that the comparison reflects processes that occur in nature. The fundamental paradigm for making natural comparisons in biology is based on evolutionary theory. The evolutionary paradigm is inherently one of comparisons between and within species. Conversely, it is impossible to begin to make cross species comparisons without making, implicitly at least, evolutionary arguments. But evolution is a complex construct of theories (Lewis, 1980), and comparisons can be made out of different theoretical bases. F or the sake of this discussion we can combine varieties of sub-theories into two categories: those having to do with descent with modification, and those concerned with the mechanics of evolutionary change--notably natural selection.

Author : A. M. Schrier
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317757733

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Behavioral Primatology by A. M. Schrier Pdf

First published in 1977. The volume of research on nonhuman primates has expanded tremendously during the past 20 years and researchers' familiarity with them has increased correspondingly. This series of volumes deals with scientific studies of the behavior of nonhuman primates-apes, monkeys, and prosimians. The behavior of these animals is, of course, of interest in its own right. But, then, so is that of the many other orders of animals. Behavior of nonhuman primates is of special interest because these animals are more closely related to human beings structurally, physiologically, and, beyond doubt, behaviorally, than are any other living animals.

Author : Allan Martin Schrier,Harry F. Harlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:66249828

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Author : Warren G. Kinzey
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0887062687

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Evolution of Human Behavior by Warren G. Kinzey Pdf

This book represents an important meeting ground in the primatology field by exploring the various primate models that have been used in the reconstruction of early human behavior. While some models are based on the proposition that a key behavioral feature such as hunting, eating of seeds or monogamous mating led to the evolutionary separation of apes and humans, other models suggest that one primate species, such as the baboon or chimpanzee, best exemplifies the behavior of our early ancestors. Several contributors to the book take the position that no single primate is a good model and contend instead that a model must be eclectic. One of the more innovative essays suggests that ancestral behavioral states can, in fact, be derived by comparing the behavior of all living hominid (ape and human) species. Additionally, several other contributors analyze and discuss the concept of model-making, noting deficiencies in earlier models while offering suggestions for future development. Although it is true that a powerful conceptual model for reconstructing hominid behavior does not yet exist, The Evolution of Human Behavior: Primate Models suggests ways one may be constructed based on behavioral ecology and evolutionary theory.

Author : Geoffrey H. Bourne
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781483258041

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Nonhuman Primates and Medical Research by Geoffrey H. Bourne Pdf

Nonhuman Primates and Medical Research focuses on the contributions of nonhuman primates to biomedical research. The selection first elaborates on monkeys and yellow fever, cell cultures, and tuberculosis and bacterial infection. Discussions focus on bacterial diseases, tuberculosis, radiobiology, antibody formation and pharmacologic studies, cell-culture media and methods, the rhesus monkey and early history of yellow fever research, and monkeys and yellow fever in the future. The text then elaborates on virus research, models for investigation in parasitology, and primates as organ donors in transplantation studies in man. The manuscript examines the importance of monkeys for the study of malignant tumors in man; use of primates in cardiovascular research; and humanlike diseases in anthropoid apes. Topics include etiology of humanlike disease in anthropoid apes, atherosclerosis, historical aspects of primate research, selection of a suitable primate, and preeclampsia. The text also ponders on primate studies and human evolution and mental retardation. The selection is a valuable reference for researchers interested in the contributions of nonhuman primates to biomedical research.

Author : Dario Maestripieri
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780674040427

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Primate Psychology by Dario Maestripieri Pdf

In more ways than we may sometimes care to acknowledge, the human being is just another primate--it is certainly only very rarely that researchers into cognition, emotion, personality, and behavior in our species and in other primates come together to compare notes and share insights. This book, one of the few comprehensive attempts at integrating behavioral research into human and nonhuman primates, does precisely that--and in doing so, offers a clear, in-depth look at the mutually enlightening work being done in psychology and primatology. Relying on theories of behavior derived from psychology rather than ecology or biological anthropology, the authors, internationally known experts in primatology and psychology, focus primarily on social processes in areas including aggression, conflict resolution, sexuality, attachment, parenting, social development and affiliation, cognitive development, social cognition, personality, emotions, vocal and nonvocal communication, cognitive neuroscience, and psychopathology. They show nonhuman primates to be far more complex, cognitively and emotionally, than was once supposed, with provocative implications for our understanding of supposedly unique human characteristics. Arguing that both human and nonhuman primates are distinctive for their wide range of context-sensitive behaviors, their work makes a powerful case for the future integration of human and primate behavioral research.

Author : Miho Inoue-Murayama,Shoji Kawamura,Alexander Weiss
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431538929

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From Genes to Animal Behavior by Miho Inoue-Murayama,Shoji Kawamura,Alexander Weiss Pdf

The biological and genetic bases of behavioral diversity have long been topics of study within many disciplines, including evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, sociobiology, and comparative psychology, but only relatively recently have attempts been made to bring these different approaches together. This volume covers a wide range of interdisciplinary research which uses some of the newest and most promising methods and technologies. Presented here is an overview of findings in the ongoing search for the ultimate causes of behavior in several different species, including primates, dogs, rodents, birds, and fish. Divided into five parts, the work describes research on sexual and kin selection, personality and temperament, molecular genetics of personality, color vision and body coloration, and the neurological underpinnings of complex behaviors. Valuable for researchers as well as graduate students in a wide range of fields from neuroscience to ecology, the book is also useful to those seeking to move beyond the boundaries of their own discipline and to expand their knowledge.

Author : Russell Tuttle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351482523

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The Functional and Evolutionary Biology of Primates by Russell Tuttle Pdf

These original contributions on the evolution of primates and the techniques for studying the subject cover an enormous range of material and incorporate the work of specialists from many different fields, showing the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach to problems of primate morphology and phylogeny. Collectively, they demonstrate the concerns and methods of leading contemporary workers in this and related fields. Each contributor shows his way of attacking fundamental problems of evolutionary primatology.

Author : Phyllis C. Lee,James G. Else
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521324521

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Primate Ontogeny, Cognition and Social Behaviour by Phyllis C. Lee,James G. Else Pdf

This volume presents a comprehensive review of the current research in the field of primate thinking, learning and behavioural development. Recent theories of the ways in which primates perceive their world are integrated with the ways that they behave and communicate about each other and their environment. Many different species in both the wild and in captivity are discussed with coverage from the social development of neonates to the behaviour of adults. The common theme to the contributions is an attempt to understand how primates perceive, learn about and manipulate their social and physical environment.

Author : Duane Quiatt,Vernon Reynolds
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521498325

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Primate Behaviour by Duane Quiatt,Vernon Reynolds Pdf

Stressing direct connections between human and nonhuman society, this book about the social life of monkeys, apes and humans emphasizes the importance of social information and knowledge in the understanding of primate behavior and organization.