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Primate Behavioral Ecology , described as an engaging, cutting-edge exposition, incorporates exciting new discoveries in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation. One reviewer declares, I can't imagine teaching a course on primate behavior or ecology without this text. Like no other text on the market, this comprehensive text integrates the basics of evolutionary and ecological approaches and new noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques to the study of primate behavior with up-to-date coverage of how different primates behave. Examples are drawn from the classic primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill. Another reviewer states, Overall, the synthesis and integration are outstandingthis is one of the best organized textbooks that I have ever seen, in any fieldit is clear that Strier is actively involved in the forefront and not some armchair type! Another adds, Strier's writing style is a huge asset to keeping current information comprehensible for the target audience.

Preface

vii

Introduction to Primate Studies

(35)

Primates as Study Subjects

(1)

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Descriptive Studies

(16)

Anthropocentric Perspectives

(3)

Comparative Biology

(2)

Early Classification Schemes

(7)

Field and Captive Studies

(3)

Evolutionary Models and Problem-Oriented Studies

(9)

Sociobiology and Behavioral Ecology

(1)

Testing Predictions about Behavioral Adaptations

(6)

Conservation Applications

(2)

Traits, Trends, and Taxonomy

(33)

Distinguishing Traits

(10)

Allometric Scaling of Brain and Body Size

(4)

Other Morphological Traits

(6)

Cladistic Analyses

(16)

Taxonomic Considerations

(3)

Major Taxonomic Groups

(11)

Systematics

(2)

Phylogenetic Analyses of Behavior

(5)

Evidence Related to Diet

(1)

Evidence Related to Mating Systems

(1)

Evidence Related to Dispersal Patterns

(3)

Primates Past to Present

(25)

Evolutionary History

(2)

Primate Diversity in the Past

(10)

Primate Origins

(2)

Biogeography and Barriers

(1)

Miocene Monkeys and Apes

(1)

Pliocene Highlights

(1)

Pleistocene Glaciations

(3)

Holocene

(3)

Interpreting Diversity Today

(12)

Intraspecific Variation

(1)

Local Population Variability

(8)

Implications for Primate Behavioral Ecology

(3)

Evolution and Social Behavior

(41)

Natural Selection

(21)

Sources of Genetic Variation

(9)

Genetic versus Environmental Influences

106

(11)

Kin Selection and Reciprocal Altruism

117

(13)

Altruism and the Challenge of Group Selection

117

(1)

Selfish Benefits of Helping Kin

118

(7)

Benefits of Helping Nonkin

125

(5)

Individual Strategies and Social Organizations

130

(5)

Conflict and Cooperation among Same-Sexed Individuals

131

(3)

Conflicts between the Sexes

134

(1)

Evolution and Sex

135

(36)

Sexual Selection

137

(4)

Sexual Dimorphism

141

(1)

Phylogenetic Constraints

141

(1)

Ecological Constraints

141

(1)

Mating Patterns

142

(20)

Mating Patterns When Females Are Solitary

143

(9)

Mating Patterns When Females Live in Groups

152

(10)

Female Mating Strategies

162

(6)

Sperm and Fertilization

162

(1)

Food and Safety from Predators

162

(1)

Allies against Aggression

162

(1)

Parental Investment

163

(1)

Good Genes

163

(1)

Sexual Signals

164

(4)

Male Rank and Reproductive Success

168

(3)

Food and Females

171

(29)

Food Quality

174

(12)

Energy and Nutrients

175

(1)

Digestibility and Edibility

175

(3)

Body Size Energetics and Turnover Rates

178

(3)

Reproductive Energetics

181

(5)

The Spatial Distribution of Food

186

(4)

Patch Size and Feeding Efficiency

187

(2)

Effects of Patch Density

189

(1)

The Temporal Availability of Food Resources

190

(7)

Behavioral Adjustments to Food Seasonality

191

(5)

Reproductive Seasonality

196

(1)

Interpreting Diets and Their Behavioral Correlates

197

(3)

Evaluating ``Critical Functions''

197

(2)

Effects of Altered Habitats

199

(1)

Female Strategies

200

(32)

Ecology of Female Relationships

201

(5)

Types of Relationships

202

(1)

Within- and Between-Group Competition

202

(4)

Social Dynamics in Female Groups

206

(19)

Matrilocal Societies

206

(12)

Life without Kin

218

(7)

Population Consequences of Female Strategies

225

(7)

Habitat Fragmentation and Saturation

226

(2)

Reproductive Implications

228

(1)

Manipulating Sex Ratios

229

(3)

Male Strategies

232

(26)

Ecology of Male Relationships

234

(5)

Types of Relationships

234

(1)

Within- and Between-Group Competition

235

(4)

Social Dynamics among Males

239

(16)

Patrilocal Societies

239

(8)

When Males Disperse

247

(7)

Males in Pairbonded Societies

254

(1)

Population Dynamics

255

(3)

Genetic and Demographic Correlates

256

(1)

Male Life Histories

257

(1)

Developmental Stages Through the Life Cycle

258

(26)

Fertilization to Birth

259

(2)

Infancy

261

(9)

Maternal Care

263

(1)

Paternal Care

263

(2)

Alloparental Care

265

(5)

Weaning Conflict

270

(3)

Juvenile Challenges

273

(5)

Staying Alive

273

(2)

Social Skills

275

(3)

Puberty

278

(2)

Adulthood and Aging

280

(2)

Population Consequences of Life Histories

282

(2)

Communication and Cognition

284

(31)

Components of Communication Systems

287

(1)

Modes of Primate Communication

288

(14)

Tactile Communication

289

(2)

Visual Communication

291

(2)

Olfactory Communication

293

(2)

Vocal Communication

295

(7)

Cognition

302

(9)

Learning and Imitation

303

(1)

Ecological Intelligence

304

(4)

Social Intelligence

308

(3)

Implications for the Ethical Treatment of Primates

311

(4)

Community Ecology

315

(21)

Primate Communities

315

(9)

Niche Divergence

317

(1)

Polyspecific Associations

318

(6)

Predator-Prey Interactions

324

(4)

Primates as Predators

326

(1)

Primates as Prey

327

(1)

Primate-Plant Interactions

328

(5)

Pollination

329

(1)

Seed Dispersal

330

(3)

Conservation of Communities

333

(3)

Specialists, Generalists, and Social Responses

334

(1)

Preserving Diversity

335

(1)

Conservation

336

(18)

Threats to Primates

337

(6)

Habitat Disturbances

338

(2)

Hunting Pressures

340

(3)

Conservation Policies

343

(4)

Economic Incentives

343

(2)

Increasing public Awareness

345

(1)

Nongovernmental Organizations

345

(2)

Noninvasive Research

347

(6)

Reproductive B logy

349

(2)

From Paternity to Population Genetics

351

(2)

Next Millennium

353

(1)

Appendix: Primate Names

354

(9)

Bibliography

363

(41)

Glossary

404

(9)

Index

413

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