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Agustin Fuentes - Monkeys on the Edge - 9780521764339 - V9780521764339
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Monkeys on the Edge

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Description for Monkeys on the Edge hardcover. An examination of long-tailed macaque populations, looking at the issues of their sustainability and the contexts and consequences of macaques interacting with human societies. Editor(s): Gumert, Michael D.; Jones-Engel, Lisa. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 380 pages, 55 b/w illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) have a wide geographical distribution and extensively overlap with human societies across southeast Asia, regularly utilizing the edges of secondary forest and inhabiting numerous anthropogenic environments, including temple grounds, cities and farmlands. Yet despite their apparent ubiquity across the region, there are striking gaps in our understanding of long-tailed macaque population ecology. This timely volume, a key resource for primatologists, anthropologists and conservationists, underlines the urgent need for comprehensive population studies on common macaques. Providing the first detailed look at research on this underexplored species, it unveils what is currently known about the population of M. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521764339
SKU
V9780521764339
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About Agustin Fuentes
Michael D. Gumert is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Psychology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he leads a field program investigating the behavioral biology and ecology of Macaca fascicularis in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Recent research focuses on practical issues facing long-tailed macaque populations and he has organized international experts in a cooperative group to better understand ... Read more

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'… an important and major resource for primatologists, anthropologists, and conservationists.' Mammalia

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