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Author : Sharon L. Gursky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317343974
Part of the Primate Field Studies series. The Spectral Tarier shares the results of long-term field study by Sharon L. Gursky with a broad audience.
Author : Patricia C. Wright,Elwyn L. Simons,Sharon Gursky-Doyen
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813532361
Tarsiiformes, or tarsiers for short, are a group of living species of special interest to primatologists because their combination of derived and ancient characters make them pivotal to understanding the roots of primate evolution. These small-bodied, nocturnal, solitary creatures resemble lower primates in their behavior but genetically, DNA evidence aligns them more closely with higher primates, such as monkeys, apes, and humans. These astounding creatures exhibit an ability found in no other living mammal3⁄4they can turn their heads 180 degrees in either direction to see both prey and predators. The world's only exclusive carnivorous primate, they eat live food (primarily insects, but the occasional vertebrate, such as lizards, snakes, or frogs will also do). This unique combination of behavior and anatomy makes the tarsier an especially interesting and controversial animal for study among primate behaviorists, evolutionists, and taxonomists, who view the tarsiers as "living fossils" that link past and present, lower and higher, primates in the long chain of evolutionary history. This new volume presents alternative and contrasting perspectives on the most debated questions that have arisen in tarsier studies. Top researchers bring together perspectives from anatomical, behavioral, genetic, and conservation studies in this new and exciting addition to the understanding of primate evolution. This book is a volume in the Rutgers Series on Human Evolution, edited by Robert Trivers, Lee Cronk, Helen Fischer, and Lionel Tiger.
Author : Indra Yustian
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Tarsius
ISBN : 9783867272544
Author : Kristin Petrie
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781616139131
Welcome to the world of the tarsier! Many readers may never have heard of this nocturnal creature. As an arboreal animal, the tarsier spends its time in the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. A chapter on the tarsier's body discusses its appearance, tiny size, and special features, such as its enormous eyes, long ankle bones, or tarsals, and ability to turn its around head like an owl. Other chapters cover its habitat, including a map, its life cycle, and its diet. In fact, the tarsier's diet of only live animals has earned it the nickname "world's most carnivorous primate"! Predators, including humans, are also introduced, along with threats to the tarsier's environment, such as deforestation and hunting, and conservation efforts that are in place to protect these endangered species. Full-color photographs will draw in the reader while showing off the tarsier's unique characteristics. Glossary words in bold, phonetic spellings, and an index supplement this easy-to-read text. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Author : Sharon Gursky-Doyen,Jatna Supriatna
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441915603
Indonesia possesses the second largest primate population in the world, with over 33 different primate species. Although Brazil possesses more primate species, Indonesia outranks it in terms of its diversity of primates, ranging from prosimians (slow lorises and tarsiers), to a multitude of Old World Monkey species (macaques, langurs, proboscis moneys) to lesser apes (siamangs, gibbons) and great apes (orangutans). The primates of Indonesia are distributed throughout the archipelago. Partly in response to the number of primates distributed throughout the Indonesian archipelago, Indonesia is classified as the home of two biodiversity hotspots (Wallacea and Sundaland). In order to be classified as a hotspot, an area must have a large proportion of endemic species coupled with a high degree of threat including having lost more than 70% of its original habitat. Two areas within Indonesia meet these criteria. The tremendous diversity of primates in Indonesia, in conjunction with the conservation issues facing the primates of this region, created a need for this volume.
Author : Robert W. Sussman,Donna Hart,Ian C. Colquhoun
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442249004
The interest in primates, from lemurs to gorillas, has never been greater. Primatologists are continually finding evidence in the behavior and ecology of our closest genetic relatives that sheds light on human origins. So, just who are these 520+ species of complex and intelligent mammals inhabiting the Neotropics, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia? The Natural History of Primates provides the most current information on wild primates from experts who have studied them in their natural environments. This volume provides up-to-date facts and figures on how groups of social primates interact with each other and the plants and other animal species in their ecosystems: what they eat, which predators might eat them, how males and females seek mates, how infants are raised, and myriad other fascinating details about their visual and vocal communication, their ability to craft and use tools, and the varieties of locomotion they employ. As human populations continue to expand into the rainforests, savannas, and woodlands where nonhuman primates dwell, the preservation of these species becomes ever more important. The Natural History of Primates is unique in its emphasis on the conservation status of primate species and its ample discussions of how humans and nonhuman primates can coexist in the twenty-first century.
Author : Glenn E. King
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317526667
This comprehensive introduction demonstrates the theoretical perspectives and concepts that are applied to primate behavior, and explores the relevance of non-human primates to understanding human behavior. Using a streamlined and student-friendly taxonomic framework, King provides a thorough overview of the primate order. The chapters cover common features and diversity, and touch on ecology, sociality, life history, and cognition. Text boxes are included throughout the discussion featuring additional topics and more sophisticated taxonomy. The book contains a wealth of illustrations, and further resources to support teaching and learning are available via a companion website. Written in an engaging and approachable style, this is an invaluable resource for students of primate behavior as well as human evolution.
Author : Agustín Fuentes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1596 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470673379
The International Encyclopedia of Primatology represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference focusing on the behaviour, biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, and taxonomy of human and non-human primates. Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to primatology Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from the taxonomy, history, behaviour, ecology, captive management and diseases of primates to their use in research, cognition, conservation, and representations in literature Includes coverage of the basic scientific concepts that underlie each topic, along with the latest advances in the field Highly accessible to undergraduate and graduate students in primatology, anthropology, and the medical, biological and zoological sciences Essential reference for academics, researchers and commercial and conservation organizations This work is also available as an online resource at www.encyclopediaofprimatology.com
Author : Katarzyna Nowak,Adrian A. Barnett,Ikki Matsuda
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107134317
A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.
Author : Mark Burke,Maurice Ptito
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789232165
Nonhuman primates (referred to here as primates) provide an invaluable source of information for a multitude of scientific fields including ecology, evolution, biology, psychology, and biomedicine. This volume addresses various topics related to primate research that includes phylogeny, natural observations, primate ecosystem, sociocognitive abilities, disease pathophysiology, and neuroscience. Topics discussed here provide a platform for which to address human evolution, habitat preservation, human psyche, and pathophysiology of disease.
Author : Maurice Burton,Robert Burton
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 0761472851
This twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format.
Author : Gerhard Gerold,Michael Fremerey,Edi Guhardja
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540006036
The stability of rainforest margins has been identified as a critical factor in the preservation of tropical forests, e.g., in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s most extensive rainforest regions. This book contains a selection of contributions presented at an international symposium on "Land Use, Nature Conservation and the Stability of Rainforest Margins in Southeast Asia," in Bogor, Indonesia, October 2002. It highlights the critical issue of rainforest preservation from an interdisciplinary perspective, comprising input from scientists in socio-economic, biological, geographical, agrarian and forestry disciplines. The contributions are based on recent empirical research, with a special focus on Indonesia - a country with one of the highest and, at the same time, most endangered stocks of rainforest resources on earth.
Author : Bernard Chapais,Carol M. Berman,Carol M.. Berman,Professor of Anthropology Carol M Berman
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195148893
Annotation This book presents a series of review chapters on the various aspects of primate kinship and behavior. The relatively new molecular data allow one to assess directly degrees of genetic relatedness and kinship relations between individuals. A considerable body of data on intergroup variation, based on experimental studies in both free-ranging and captive groups has accumulated. This allows a full and satisfying reconsideration of this broad area of research.
Author : G.A. Doyle
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780323143066
The Study of Prosimian Behavior aims to provide as complete coverage as possible to the field of prosimian behavior. Organized into 14 chapters, the book begins with the classification of the prosimians, followed by the phylogenetic aspects of prosimian behavior. It also explains the development of behavior, learning, intelligence, and vocal and olfactory communications in prosimians. Furthermore, the book looks into the prosimian reproduction; how the various prosimian species handle the production and rearing of the young; diet and ecology of prosimians; role of vision in prosimian behavior; and prosimian locomotor behavior.
Author : Henry Ogg Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Primates
ISBN : UOM:39015002688805
