Primates of Western Uganda

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Primates of Western Uganda

edited by Nicholas E. Newton-Fisher ... [et al.]

(Developments in primatology : progress and prospects)

Springer, c2006

  • : softcover

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Other editors: Hugh Notman, James D. Paterson, Vernon Reynolds

"Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2006"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-508) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume covers aspects of ecology, behavior, genetics, taxonomy, 'cultural' patterns, hunting by non-human primates, physiology, dietary chemistry, and ecotourism, in several major clades of primates from galagos and pottos, through cercopithecoids, to hominoids.

Table of Contents

Taxonomy.- Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Primates of Western Uganda.- Ecology.- Factors Influencing Variation in the Population Densities of Colobus guereza, Within Selectively Logged Forest at the Budongo Forest Reserve.- How Does the Golden Monkey of the Virungas Cope in a Fruit-Scarce Environment?.- The Diet of Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda.- Aspects of Diet, Foraging, and Seed Predation in Ugandan Forest Baboons.- The Interaction of Hormones with Ecological Factors in Male Budongo Forest Chimpanzees.- The Role of Diet in Self-Medication Among Chimpanzees in the Sonso and Kanyawara Communities, Uganda.- Geophagy in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda.- Nutritional Aspects of the Diet of Wild Gorillas.- The Parasites of the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.- Preliminary GIS Analysis of Range Use by Sympatric Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.- Behavior and Physiology.- Comparison of Sex Differences in Gregariousness in Fission-Fusion Species.- Urinary Estrone Conjugates and Reproductive Parameters in Kibale (Kanyawara) and Budongo (Sonso) Chimpanzees.- Frequent Copulations by Females and High Promiscuity in Chimpanzees in the Kalinzu Forest, Uganda.- Effects of Injury on the Locomotion of Free-Living Chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda.- Effect of Snare Injuries on the Fig-Feeding Behavior of Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest, Uganda.- Deciphering Junglespeak.- Instrumental Leaf Use by Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest (Sonso Community).- Conservation.- A Survey of Prosimians in the National Parks and Forest Reserves of Uganda.- The Diets, Preferences, and Overlap of the Primate Community in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda.- Behavioral Patterns of Colobus in Logged and Unlogged Forests.- Threats to, and Protection of, the Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest Reserve.- Gorillas Living on the Edge.- Local Ecological Perceptions of Chimpanzees and Forest Resources.

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  • NCID
    BC08826239
  • ISBN
    • 9781441921840
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 516 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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