Primate Behavioral Ecology (4th Edition)

Primate Behavioral Ecology (4th Edition)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <I>Primate Behavioral Ecology</I>, described as €œan engaging, cutting-edge exposition,€ incorporates exciting new discoveries and the most up-to-date approaches in its introduction to the field and its applications of behavioral ecology to primate conservation.</B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Linda L. Taylor of the University of Miami declares, €œ<I>I can't imagine teaching a course on primate behavior or ecology without this text. ...Strier's writing style is a huge asset to keeping current information comprehensible for the target audience</I>.€</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">This unique, comprehensive, <B>single-authored </B>text integrates the basics of <B>evolutionary</B>, <B>ecological</B>, and <B>demographic perspectives</B> with <B>contemporary noninvasive molecular and hormonal techniques </B>to understand how different primates behave and the significance of these insights for <B>primate conservation</B>. Examples are drawn from the €œclassic€ primate field studies and more recent studies on previously neglected species <B>from across the primate order</B>, illustrating the vast behavioral variation that we now know exists and the gaps in our knowledge that future studies will fill.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">William C. McGrew of the University of Cambridge, UK states, €œ<I>Overall, the synthesis and integration are outstanding€¦this is one of the best organized textbooks that I have ever seen, in any field€¦it is clear that Strier is actively involved in the forefront and not some armchair type</I>!€ </P> <DIV> </DIV>