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Mahale Chimpanzees: 50 Years of Research
Edited By Michio Nak
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Description for Mahale Chimpanzees: 50 Years of Research
hardcover. A major contribution to great-ape research, covering every aspect of the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project to offer new, unique insights. Editor(s): Nakamura, Michio; Hosaka, Kazuhiko; Itoh, Noriko; Zamma, Koichiro. Num Pages: 797 pages, 256 b/w illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1820.
Long-term ecological research studies are rare and invaluable resources, particularly when they are as thoroughly documented as the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project in Tanzania. Directed by Toshisada Nishida from 1965 until 2011, the project continues to yield new and fascinating findings about our closest neighbour species. In a fitting tribute to Nishida's contribution to science, this book brings together fifty years of research into one encyclopaedic volume. Alongside previously unpublished data, the editors include new translations of Japanese writings throughout the book to bring previously inaccessible work to non-Japanese speakers. The history and ecology of the site, chimpanzee behaviour and ... Read more
Long-term ecological research studies are rare and invaluable resources, particularly when they are as thoroughly documented as the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project in Tanzania. Directed by Toshisada Nishida from 1965 until 2011, the project continues to yield new and fascinating findings about our closest neighbour species. In a fitting tribute to Nishida's contribution to science, this book brings together fifty years of research into one encyclopaedic volume. Alongside previously unpublished data, the editors include new translations of Japanese writings throughout the book to bring previously inaccessible work to non-Japanese speakers. The history and ecology of the site, chimpanzee behaviour and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1820g
Number of Pages
797
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107052314
SKU
V9781107052314
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About Edited By Michio Nak
Michio Nakamura is Associate Professor at the Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan. He has studied the Mahale chimpanzees since 1994 and is a recipient of the Primate Society of Japan's Takashima Prize. Kazuhiko Hosaka is Associate Professor at Kamakura Women's University, Japan. His research focuses on the social interactions, hunting and meat-eating behaviour of chimpanzees in relation to human ... Read more
Reviews for Mahale Chimpanzees: 50 Years of Research
'This is the most comprehensive review of research at a single study site of wild chimpanzees written to date ... The book is beautifully produced, with immense attention to detail, many illustrations and figures, and is very clearly written. As a result, the chapters are clear and straightforward. The 70 or so mainly Japanese researchers whose work is summarised here ... Read more