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Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies

Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies

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In Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies, the editors present a view of the socioecology of primates and cetaceans in a comparative perspective to elucidate the social evolution of highly intellectual mammals in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Despite obvious differences in morphology and eco-physiology, there are many cases of comparable, sometimes strikingly similar patterns of sociobehavioral complexity…

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In Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies, the editors present a view of the socioecology of primates and cetaceans in a comparative perspective to elucidate the social evolution of highly intellectual mammals in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Despite obvious differences in morphology and eco-physiology, there are many cases of comparable, sometimes strikingly similar patterns of sociobehavioral complexity. A number of long-term field studies have accumulated a substantial amount of data on the life history of various taxa, foraging ecology, social and sexual relationships, demography, and various patterns of behavior: from dynamic fission–fusion to long-term stable societies; from male-bonded to bisexually bonded to matrilineal groups. Primatologists and cetologists have come together to provide this resource. Their knowledge facilitates a better understanding of the day-to-day challenges primates and cetaceans face in the human-dominated world and may improve the capacity and effectiveness of our conservation efforts. 444 p.

Series: Primatology Monographs

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Authors expertises affiliations

  • Juichi Yamagiwa, Editor. Professor. Kyoto University (Japan), Graduate School of Science, Laboratory of Human Evolution Studies.
  • Leszek Karczmarski, Editor. Associate Professor. University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Publication date (digital version): 2013-11 – Springer; Copyright © 2014 by Springer Japan.

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8 May 2018

The book Primates and Cetaceans contains a vast body of information and excellent reviews of and hypotheses on these diverse mammalian groups. … of equal interest to independent primatologists and cetologists, and young researchers and students who seek study topics and/or hypotheses. It is the very first direct comparison of primates and cetaceans, and thus, provides a starting point for possible collaboration between primatologists and cetologists

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