Field and laboratory methods in primatology : a practical guide / edited by Joanna M. Setchell and Deborah J. Curtis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Setchell, Joanna M., 1973- editor.

Curtis, Deborah J., 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primates--Research--Methodology.

Primates.

Primatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 425 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Field & Laboratory Methods in Primatology

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Building on the success of the first edition and bringing together contributions from a range of experts in the field, the second edition of this guide to research on wild primates covers the latest advances in the field, including new information on field experiments and measuring behaviour. It provides essential information and advice on the technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods, covering topics such as ethnoprimatology; remote sensing; GPS and radio-tracking; trapping and handling; dietary ecology; and non-invasive genetics and endocrinology. This integrated approach opens up new opportunities to study the behavioural ecology of some of the most endangered primates and to collect information on previously studied populations. Chapters include methodological techniques; instructions on collecting, processing and preserving samples/data for later analysis; ethical considerations; comparative costs; and further reading, making this an invaluable tool for postgraduate students and researchers in primatology, behavioural ecology and zoology.

Contents:

An ethnoprimatological approach to interactions between human and non-human primates / Lisa Jones-Engel, Gregory A. Engel and Agustin Fuentes

Habituating primates : processes, techniques, variables and ethics / Elizabeth A. Williamson and Anna T.C. Feistner

Habitat description and phenology / Jörg U. Ganzhorn, S. Jacques Rakotondranary and Yedidya R. Ratovonamana

Geographical information systems and remote sensing / Patrick E. Osborne and Louise Glew

Monitoring local weather and climate / Julian C. Mayes and Nicholas Pepin

Survey and census methods : population distribution and density / Caroline Ross and Nigel Reeve

Trapping primates / Clifford J. Jolly, Jane E. Phillips-Conroy and Alexandra E. Müller

Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling / Steve Unwin, Marc Ancrenaz and Wendi Bailey

Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy / Colin Groves and Joanne Harding

Marking and radio-tracking primates / Paul E. Honess and David W. MacDonald

Field experiments with non-human primates : a tutorial / Klaus Zuberbühler and Roman M. Wittig

Feeding ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal / J. Lawrence Dew

Dietary analysis I : food physics / Peter W. Lucas, ... [et al.]

Dietary analysis II : food chemistry / Peter W. Lucas, ... [et al.]

Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies / Claire M.P. Ozanne, James R. Bell and Daniel G. Weaver

Recording primate vocalizations / Thomas Geissmann and Stuart Parsons

Photography and video for field researchers / Noel Rowe and Marc Myers

Chronobiological aspects of primate research / Hans G. Erkert

Thermoregulation and energetics / Jutta Schmid

Field endocrinology : monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates / J. Keith Hodges and Michael Heistermann

Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology / Benoît Goossens, ... [et al.]

Tips from the bush : and A-Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork / Simon K. Bearder and K. Anne I. Nekaris

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-99418-4

1-107-21431-9

1-282-96662-6

9786612966620

0-511-92164-0

0-511-99198-3

0-511-99299-8

0-511-98919-9

0-511-98741-2

0-511-99098-7

OCLC:

700706158