Introduction Deborah J. Curtis, Joanna M. Setchell and Maurico Talebi; 1. Human-nonhuman primate interactions: an ethnoprimatological approach Lisa Jones-Engel, Gregory A. Engel and Agustin Fuentes; 2. Habituating primates: processes, techniques, variables and ethics Elizabeth A. Williamson and Anna T. C. Feistner; 3. Habitat description and phenology Jörg U. Ganzhorn, S. Jacques Rakotondranary and Yedidya R. Ratovonamana; 4. Geographic information systems and remote sensing Patrick E. Osborne and Louise Glew; 5. Monitoring local weather and climate Julian C. Mayes and Nicholas Pepin; 6. Survey and census methods: population distribution and density Caroline Ross and Nigel Reeve; 7. Trapping Clifford J. Jolly, Jane E. Phillips-Conroy and Alexandra E. Müller; 8. Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling Steve Unwin, Marc Ancrenaz and Wendi Bailey; 9. Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy Colin Groves and Joanne Harding; 10. Marking and radio-tracking Paul E. Honess and David W. Macdonald; 11. Field experiments with non-human primates: a tutorial Klaus Zuberbühler and Roman Wittig; 12. Feeding ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal J. Lawrence Dew; 13. Dietary analysis I: food physics Peter W. Lucas, Daniel Osorio, Nayuta Yamashita, Jonathan F. Prinz, Nathaniel J. Dominy and Brian W. Darvell; 14. Dietary analysis II: food chemistry Peter W. Lucas, Richard T. Corlett, Nathaniel J. Dominy, Hafejee C. Essackjee, Pablo Riba-Hernandez, Lawrence Ramsden, Kathryn E. Stoner and Nayuta Yamashita; 15. Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies Claire M. P. Ozanne, James R. Bell and Daniel G. Weaver; 16. Tape-recording primate vocalisations Thomas Geissmann and Stuart Parsons; 17. Photography and video for field researchers Noel Rowe and Marc Myers; 18. Chronobiological aspects of primate research Hans G. Erkert; 19. Thermoregulation and energetics Jutta Schmid; 20. Field endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates J. Keith Hodges and Michael Heistermann; 21. Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology Benoît Goossens, Nicola Anthony, Kathryn Jeffery, Mireille Johnson-Bawe and Michael W. Bruford; 22. Tips from the bush: an A-Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork Simon K. Bearder, K. Anna, I. Nekaris and Julia N. Lloyd; Index.
A guide to research on wild primates, providing advice on technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods.
Joanna M. Setchell is Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology at Durham University, and Director of the MSc in Evolutionary Anthropology. Her research integrates behaviour, morphology and demographic studies with genetics and endocrinology to address questions relating to reproductive strategies, life history and sexual selection in primates. Deborah J. Curtis is Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Oxford Brookes University. Her interests focus on lemur biology and she has conducted research on functional anatomy, behaviour and ecology, reproductive endocrinology, food chemistry, activity patterns and genetics. She also works as a scientific and medical translator.
'This is an exceptional and invaluable book for both teaching field
and laboratory techniques and for practical use by professional
primatologists and behavioral-ecologists, generally. I have used
the first edition with great success in methodology courses. This
new edition has been updated to include the latest advances in the
field and has added materials on field experiments and on measuring
behavior. A truly indispensable resource.' Robert W. Sussman,
Washington University
'Given the rapid theoretical and technical advances that have
occurred in primate field studies, Setchell and Curtis should be
required reading for undergraduates seeking to gain experience in
observing primates in wild or captive settings, graduates
conducting field research, as well as more senior researchers
considering the benefits of using new methodologies and approaches
to the study of nonhuman primate behavior, ecology, physiology,
genetics, and biology. It's the most practical, complete and
comprehensive primer available for field researchers. I recommend
it highly. The volume is unique in addressing both the 'how to' and
'why' issues in field primatology. It offers a well-written,
practical guide for assessing the benefits of using new
methodological approaches in field research. Since I intend to take
it with me to the field, my only suggestion for improvement is to
encourage the publishers to print the volume on waterproof paper!'
Paul A. Garber, University of Illinois
'… a very important resource and a really useful tool …' Mammalia
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