The neglected ape / edited by Ronald D. Nadler [and others].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Nadler, Ronald D.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Conference Name:

International Orangutan Conference: The Neglected Ape (1994 : Fullerton, Calif.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orangutans--Congresses.

Orangutans.

Wildlife conservation--Congresses.

Wildlife conservation.

Endangered species--Congresses.

Endangered species.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xi, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Plenum Press, [1995]

Contents:

Of human fear and indifference : the plight of the orangutan / G. Kaplan and L. Rogers

The neglected ape? : NATO and the imminent extinction of our close relative / H.D. Rijksen

The impact of socioeconomic decisions on the status of the orangutan and other East Asian fauna / A.A. Eudey

Orangutans, science, and collective reality / A.L. Rose

Conservation of orangutans : threats and prospects / J. Sugardjito

Capture of wild orangutans by drug immobilization / L.K. Hioing, J.B. Sale, and P.M. Andau

Rehabilitation centers : their struggle, their future / I. Lardeux-Gilloux

A new method for rehabilitation of orangutans in Indonesia : a first overview / W.T.M. Smits, Heriyanto, and W.S. Ramono

Introduction to the Orangutan Population and Habitat Viability Analysis (PHVA) Workshop / K. Soemarna, W. Ramono, and R. Tilson

Using GIS to evaluate habitat risk to wild populations of Sumatran orangutans / T. Faust, R. Tilson, and U.S. Seal

Orangutan life history and VORTEX analysis / M. Leighton [and others]

Estimates of orangutan distribution and status in Sumatra / C.P. van Schaik [and others]

Estimates of orangutan distribution and status in Borneo / H.D. Rijksen [and others]

Conservation action plan for orangutans in Indonesia / K. Soemarna [and others]

Population estimates and habitat preferences of orangutans based on line transects of nests / C.P. van Schaik, A. Priatna, and D. Priatna

The orangutan : a social outsider: a socio-ecological test case / J.A.R.A.M. van Hooff.

Social and reproductive behavior of wild adolescent female orangutans / B.M.F. Galdikas

Behavioral changes in wild male and female Sumatran orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) during and following a resident male take-over / S. Utami and T. Mitra Setia

Imitation and tool use in rehabilitant orangutans / A.E. Russon and B.M.F. Galdikas

Attentiveness in orangutans within the sign learning context / G. Shapiro and B.M.F. Galdikas

Follicle stimulation and ovum collection in the orangutan / C.S. Asa [and others]

Sexual behavior of orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus): basic and applied implications / R.D. Nadler

Proximity, contact, and play interactions of zoo-living juvenile and adult orangutans, with focus on the adult male / E.L. Zucker and S.C. Thibaut

A brief review of studies of orangutan morphology and development with a discussion of their relevancy to physical anthropology / L.A. Winkler

Genetic variability in orangutans / C. Muir, B.M.F. Galdikas, and A.T. Beckenbach

Doing it naturally : reproduction in captive orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) / R. Markham

Integrating needs in great ape accommodation : Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) "Home-habitat" at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust / J.J.C. Mallinson and J.B. Carroll.

Notes:

"Papers from the International Orangutan Conference: The Neglected Ape, held March 3-7, 1994, in Fullerton, California and papers from the Oragnutan Population and Habitat Viability Analysis Workshop, held January 18-20, 1993, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0306452138

9780306452130

OCLC:

34076394