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Primates of Western Uganda
. Ed(S): Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (University Of Kent); Notman, Hugh; Reynolds, Vernon; Paterson, James Durward
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Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (University of Kent); Notman, Hugh; Reynolds, Vernon; Paterson, James Durward. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 516 pages, 86 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
From galagos to gorillas, the primates of western Uganda comprise a very di verse collection of species. Western Uganda has a long history of primatological research extending back to the publications of the Uganda Virus Institute in 1947 and even to the notable first encounters of Count Beringe with moun tain gorillas in 1913. Many forested areas of Uganda (Figure i) have been the focus of research continuously since 1970, and thus western Uganda has a cen tral place in primatology that it maintains to the present day. In this book, we present a series of new, unpublished scientific accounts ... Read more
From galagos to gorillas, the primates of western Uganda comprise a very di verse collection of species. Western Uganda has a long history of primatological research extending back to the publications of the Uganda Virus Institute in 1947 and even to the notable first encounters of Count Beringe with moun tain gorillas in 1913. Many forested areas of Uganda (Figure i) have been the focus of research continuously since 1970, and thus western Uganda has a cen tral place in primatology that it maintains to the present day. In this book, we present a series of new, unpublished scientific accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Number of Pages
516
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387323428
SKU
V9780387323428
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About . Ed(S): Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (University Of Kent); Notman, Hugh; Reynolds, Vernon; Paterson, James Durward
The editors of this volume are all experienced primatologists. Vernon Reynolds studied chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, in 1962, and wrote his first book about that experience. He subsequently returned to found the Budongo Forest Project in 1990. This highly successful project continues today. Recently Prof Reynolds published a definitive volume about the Budongo Forest chimpanzees: The Chimpanzees of ... Read more
Reviews for Primates of Western Uganda
Aus den Rezensionen: "West-Uganda hat in der primatologischen Forschung eine-Iange Tradition aufzuweisen, beginnend mit den ersten Begegnungen des Hauptmanns Robert von Beringe mit den Berggorillas, den Veroffentlichungen des Uganda Virus Institute und einer kontinuierlichen Forschung seit 1970 in den Waldern des westlichen Uganda. In diesem Band sind ausschliesslich unpublizierte, neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse uber die Primaten dieser Region zusammengefasst. ... Das ... Read more