- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (Sep 6 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0205790178
- ISBN-13: 978-0205790173
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 20.1 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 640 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #37 in Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Zoology > Primatology
- #100 in Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Anthropology > Physical
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Primate Behavioral Ecology, described as “an engaging, cutting-edge exposition,” incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most up-to-date approaches in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation.
Linda L. Taylor of the University of Miami declares, “I can't imagine teaching a course on primate behavior or ecology without this text. ...Strier's writing style is a huge asset to keeping current information comprehensible for the target audience.”
This unique, comprehensive, single-authored text integrates the basics of evolutionary, ecological, and demographic perspectives with contemporary noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to understand how different primates behave and the significance of these insights for primate conservation. Examples are drawn from the “classic” primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species from across the primate order, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill.
William C. McGrew of the University of Cambridge, UK states, “Overall, the synthesis and integration are outstanding…this is one of the best organized textbooks that I have ever seen, in any field…it is clear that Strier is actively involved in the forefront and not some armchair type!”
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Primate Behavioral Ecology, described as "an engaging, cutting-edge exposition," incorporates exciting new discoveries in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation. Like no other on the market, this comprehensive book integrates the basics of evolutionary and ecological approaches and new noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to the study of primate behavior with up-to-date coverage of how different primates behave. Examples are drawn from the "classic" primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill. For anyone interested in anthropology, psychology, biology, and zoology, specifically related to primate behavior.
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Good Survey Text,
By Henry C Aalders (Kent, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Primate Behavioral Ecology (Paperback)
A good survey text of primate social ecology. Strier's work among new world primates makes this book better than most which are too heavily biased towards macaque and chimp studies.
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Good Survey Text,
By Henry C Aalders - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Primate Behavioral Ecology (Paperback)
A good survey text of primate social ecology. Strier's work among new world primates makes this book better than most which are too heavily biased towards macaque and chimp studies.
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Thought provoking to say the least.,
By Phillip Stall - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Primate Behavioral Ecology (Paperback)
Book is great, thought provoking, and is a must-read for how the variables of resources, environment, and gender differences impact behavior. I am taking the Author's course, however, at UW-Madison, so my inherent bias must be stated.
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I'm in my first Biology class.,
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I'm just becoming interested in biology.I've read about a third of the book, and I'm half way through because I skipped some parts while I collected information for my essay. I still haven't read about development and communication. A major focus is explaining primate behaviors and morphology from the ecological and evolutionary perspectives. It takes into account things like population distribution, food supply, and dominance hierarchies. The chapters always start out very interesting although some of her in-depth explanations of why the primates behave in particular ways made me yawn, but I'm more interested in cellular biology anyway. There are distinguished portions of text that contain fascinating topics which encompass subjects beyond primatology. The parts comparing primate diets and primate anatomy were very interesting. They led me to get other primate books which are more aligned with my interests. If you get the third edition, as I did, be aware that the taxonomic tree on page 52 is out-dated. Superfamily Hominoidea has undergone some major renovations. The book acknowledges the Tarsier's debated classification, although you won't know about it if you just look at the picture without reading the chapter's text. The back of the book has a great, long table categorizing every primate species. |
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