Orangutans : geographic variation in behavioral ecology and conservation / edited by Serge A. Wich ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wich, Serge A., Editor.

Series:

Oxford biology.

Oxford biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orangutans--Variation.

Orangutans.

Orangutans--Ecology.

Orangutans--Behavior.

Orangutans--Conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Orangutan populations show extensive variation in behaviour and demography.The two main aims of this book are to carefully compare data from all orangutan research sites, examining the differences and similarities between orangutan species, subspecies and populations and to develop a theoretical framework in which these can be explained. - ;This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioural ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed, on the

Contents:

Taxonomy, geographic variation, and population genetics of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans / Benoît Goossens ... [et al.]

The functional significance of variation in jaw form in orangutans / Andrea B. Taylor

Orangutan positional behavior / Susannah K.S. Thorpe and Robin H. Crompton

A description of the orangutan's vocal and sound repertoire, with a focus on geographic variation / Madeleine E. Hardus ... [et al.]

Orangutan life history variation / Serge A. Wich ... [et al.]

Orangutan distribution, density, abundance, and impacts of disturbance / Simon J. Husson ... [et al.]

The effects of forest phenology and floristics on populations of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans / Andrew J. Marshall ... [et al.]

Orangutan activity budgets and diet / Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard ... [et al.]

Geographic variation in orangutan diets / Anne E. Russon ... [et al.]

Parasites and their impacts on orangutan health / Ivona Foitová ... [et al.]

The ecology of female reproduction in wild orangutans / Cheryl D. Knott, Melissa Emery Thompson, and Serge A. Wich

Development of independence / Maria A. van Noordwijk ... [et al.]

Ranging behavior of orangutan females and social organization / Ian Singleton ... [et al.]

Geographical variation in orangutan long calls / Roberto A. Delgado ... [et al.]

Male-male relationships in orangutans / Sri Suci Utami Atmoko ... [et al.]

Orangutan mating behavior and strategies / S. Suci Utami Atmoko ... [et al.]

Social organization and male-female relationships / Tatang Mitra Setia ... [et al.]

Ecological sex differences in wild orangutans / Carel P. van Schaik, Maria A. van Noordwijk, and Erin R. Vogel

Nest building in orangutans / Didik Prasetyo ... [et al.]

Innovation and intelligence in orangutans / Anne E. Russon ... [et al.]

Orangutan cultures revisited / Carel P. van Schaik ... [et al.]

Orangutan population biology, life history, and conservation / Andrew J. Marshall ... [et al.]

Orangutan rehabilitation and reintroduction / Anne E. Russon

Geographic variation in orangutan behavior and biology / Carel P. van Schaik, Andrew J. Marshall, and Serge A. Wich.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-401) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-155004-3

1-281-98546-5

9786611985462

OCLC:

506252992