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41. The Chosen Primate: Human Nature and Cultural Diversity by Adam Kuper | |
Paperback: 286
Pages
(1996-10-01)
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A subtle, well written introduction to social anthropology |
42. Primate Behavior: Poems (Grove Press Poetry Series) by Sarah Lindsay | |
Paperback: 112
Pages
(1997-10-28)
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43. Primate Dentition: An Introduction to the Teeth of Non-human Primates (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) by Daris R. Swindler | |
Paperback: 316
Pages
(2005-08-22)
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44. Rogue Primate: An Exploration of Human Domestication by John A. Livingston | |
Hardcover: 229
Pages
(1995-10)
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Very Disappointing
harsh truths.will your soul cry?
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Human Domesticates
An Interesting Collection of Ideas |
45. Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution, Expanded Edition by Donna L. Hart, Robert W. Sussman | |
Paperback: 376
Pages
(2008-07-29)
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Editorial Review Product Description This provocative view of human evolution suggests that countless adaptations that have allowed our species to survivefrom larger brains to speechstem from a considerably more vulnerable position on the food chain than we might like to imagine. The myth of early humans as fearless hunters dominating the earth obscures our origins as just one of many species that had to be cautious, depend on other group members, communicate danger, and come to terms with being merely one cog in the complex cycle of life. The expanded edition includes a new chapter that describes the ever-increasing evidence of predation on humans and other primates and claims that the earliest humans were neither hunters nor even the accomplished scavengers that many authorities have claimed. Contents Foreword by Ian Tattersall 1. Just Another Item on the Menu Customer Reviews (3)
Great book! Well written and amusing
Meaningless uneducated droolings
From hominids to tribes |
46. Primate Paradigms: Sex Roles and Social Bonds by Linda Marie Fedigan | |
Paperback: 424
Pages
(1992-06-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description "A book that properly illuminates in rich detail not only developmental and socioecological aspects of primate behavior but also how and why certain questions are asked.In addition, the book frequently focuses on insufficiently answered questions, especially those concerned with the evolution of primate sex differences.Fedigan's book is unique . . . because it places primate adaptations and our explanation of those patterns in a larger intellectual framework that is easily and appropriately connected to many lines of research in different fields (sociology, psychology, anthropology, neurobiology, endocrinology, and biology)--and not in inconsequential ways, either."--James McKenna, American Journal of Primatology "This is the feminist critique of theories of primate and human evolution."--John H. Cook, Nature Customer Reviews (1)
Feminist paradigms |
47. Postcranial Adaptation in Non-Human Primates | |
Paperback: 281
Pages
(1993-10)
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48. Evolutionary Anatomy of the Primate Cerebral Cortex | |
Paperback: 364
Pages
(2008-11-13)
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Great summary/introduction to "brain size vs. organization" debate
Good summary of research trends |
49. Aging in Nonhuman Primates (Van Nostrand Reinhold Primate Behavior and Development Series) by Douglas M. Bowden | |
Hardcover: 393
Pages
(1979-10)
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50. Primate Behavior and the Emergence of Human Culture (Basic anthropology units) by Jane B. Lancaster | |
Paperback: 98
Pages
(1975-06)
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Good little book! |
51. Primate Neuroethology | |
Hardcover: 688
Pages
(2010-03-01)
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52. Primate Conservation Biology by Guy Cowlishaw, Robin I. M. Dunbar | |
Paperback: 498
Pages
(2000-09-01)
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Professor hates it |
53. The Laboratory Nonhuman Primate by Jeffery D. Fortman, Jeffrey D. Fortman, Terry A. Hewett, B. Taylor Bennett, Lisa Halliday | |
Plastic Comb: 288
Pages
(2001-09-27)
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54. Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior | |
Paperback: 587
Pages
(2008-07-22)
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55. The Primate Anthology: Essays on Primate Behavior, Ecology and Conservation from Natural History by Russell L. Ciochon, Richard A. Nisbett | |
Paperback: 246
Pages
(1997-10-12)
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Perfect for undergrads and beginners in primatology
An excellent collection of skillfully introduced papers. The writings of field scientists such asChristophe Boesch, Robert Harding, Dawn Starin, Thomas Struhsaker and Patricia Wright cover wide taxonomic and geographic ranges. The editors' glue that effectively binds these essays together is the excellent prefacing overview accompanying each section (Behavior, Community Ecology, Diet, Reproduction and Conservation). These writings demonstrate the skills of biologists in translating field observations into literate and eminently readable images of their primate subjects. This anthology provides valuable testimony tothe contributions of field studies in understanding our primate kin-- their context in nature, and the strategies they employ for coping with daily life and the encroachments of mankind. Phillip T. Robinson - Society for the Renewal of Nature Conservation in Liberia, West Africa ... Read more |
56. Introduction to the Primates by Daris Ray Swindler | |
Paperback: 284
Pages
(1998-06)
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Love primates?BUY! |
57. Man, The Promising Primate: The Conditions of Human Evolution, Second edition by Peter J. Wilson | |
Paperback: 220
Pages
(1983-09-10)
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58. My Family Album: Thirty Years of Primate Photography by Frans de Waal | |
Hardcover: 174
Pages
(2003-10-16)
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Editorial Review Product Description De Waal supplies extended captions discussing each photograph, offering descriptions that range from personal observations and impressions to professional interpretation. The result is a view of our primate family that is both intensely moving and personal, also richly evocative of all that science can tell us of primate society. In his introduction, de Waal elaborates on his work, his mission in this volume, and the particular challenges of animal action photography. Customer Reviews (5)
We alll must be related to the author... It's rather OUR family album
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A beautiful work of portraiture
A loving photographic tribute De Waal's specialty is the study of non-human primates in captivity, so the majority of these photographs do not show monkeys and apes in their native habitat.Instead, you'll find remarkable close-ups of expressions and interactions that capture moments of the individual lives.Although de Waal is best known for his study of chimpanzees and bonobos, he includes photographs of macaques, capuchins, baboons, and snow monkeys. This book is a real treat.I recommend it highly for anyone who has an interest in animal life.
They're not like us, they're unique |
59. Primate Locomotion: Linking Field and Laboratory Research (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) | |
Hardcover: 350
Pages
(2010-12-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately, to date, there is relatively little scientific exchange between both groups. With a book, which will be the result of a symposium on the 2008 Meeting of the International Primatological Society in Edinburgh, we would like to bring together laboratory and field-based primate locomotion studies. We are convinced this will be beneficial for both research lines. For example, biomechanists might wonder how frequently the locomotor style they study in the lab actually occurs in nature, and field workers might use calculated costs of locomotion to understand why certain locomotor behaviours are favoured under specific conditions. Thus, on the one hand, an established link between both groups may help interpret the results by using each other’s findings. On the other hand, recent technological advances (e.g. portable high-speed cameras) make it possible to bridge the gap between lab-based and field-based research by actually collecting biomechanical data in situ. Again, communication between both groups is necessary to identify the specific needs and start up achievable and successful research projects in the field. In order to generate a wide interest, we have invited biomechanists, ecologists, and field-based researchers who combine both disciplines, and we hope their combined contributions will facilitate lasting cooperation between the mentioned disciplines and stimulate innovative research in Primatology. We are convinced that the most appropriate format to publish the different symposium contributions is a conference volume within an existing book series. Firstly, the chapters will not only contain new data but will also review existing data and elaborate on potential future work – more so than can be done in a journal article. Secondly, the combination of chapters will form an entity that is more valuable than the sum of the separate chapters and therefore they need to be presented together. Lastly, this volume will benefit from the typically long "shelf life" of a book in a renowned series, allowing it to be used as reference book for both researchers and students. |
60. Indonesian Primates (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) | |
Hardcover: 409
Pages
(2010-02-19)
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Editorial Review Product Description 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. |
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