UID:
almafu_9959691330602883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 780 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-316-36543-3
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1-316-37143-3
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1-316-37743-1
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1-316-37843-8
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1-316-37643-5
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1-316-37443-2
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1-107-28053-2
Content:
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 Alongside previously unpublished data, the editors include new translations of Japanese writings throughout the book to bring previously inaccessible work to non-Japanese speakers.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 biology, and ecological management are all addressed through firsthand accounts by Mahale researchers. The authors highlight long-term changes in behaviour, where possible, and draw comparisons with other chimpanzee sites across Africa to provide an integrative view of chimpanzee research today.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Foreword /
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Preface /
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Introduction / Michio Nakamura --
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History and Overview.
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Overview of the field site : Mahale Mountains and their surroundings /
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Research history /
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Chimpanzee distribution : accumulation of survey reports /
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Who's who /
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Social Organization.
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Social system : features and variations /
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Demography of the M group /
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Home range /
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Fission-fusion grouping /
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Disappearance of K-group male chimpanzees : re-examination of group extinction /
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Intergroup relationships /
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Ecology.
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Climate and climatological trends in the Kasoje forest /
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Mahale flora : its historical background and long-term changes /
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Patterns and trends in fruiting phenology : some important implications for chimpanzee diet /
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Mammalian fauna /
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Interspecific relationships /
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Feeding.
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Diet and feeding behavior /
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Taste of chimpanzee foods /
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Seeds from feces : implications for seed dispersal and fecal analyses /
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Hunting and food sharing /
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Insect-feeding behavior and insect fauna : with special reference to plant-insect relationships /
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Life History and Health.
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Development and growth : with special reference to mother-infant relationships /
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Gerontology /
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Chimpanzee self-medication : a historical perspective of the key findings /
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Diseases and deaths : variety and impact on social life /
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Conspecific killings /
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Social Relations.
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Male-male relationships /
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Female-female relationships /
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Male-female relationships : affiliative, interventional, and dominant-subordinate interactions /
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Orphans and allomothering /
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Social Behavior.
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Intimidation display /
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Aggression and conflict management /
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Greetings and dominance /
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Grooming : its hygienic and social aspects /
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Sexual behavior and mating strategies /
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Social play : history of the studies at Mahale and a new perspective /
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Ethograms and the diversity of behaviors /
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Behavioral Diversity.
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Culture /
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Vocal communication /
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Diversity of play /
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Laterality of hand function /
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Use of tools and other objects /
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Bed making and nocturnal behavior /
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From Field to Lab.
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Field endocrinology /
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Skeletal and dental morphology /
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Genetic studies /
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Internal parasites /
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People and Chimpanzees.
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Current status of tourism /
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Culture and subsistence ecology of the Tongwe, and their significance in chimpanzee research /
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Conservation and the future /
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Floral list /
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Dietary list /
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Mammal list /
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Meteorological data collected at Kansyana, 1983-2013 /
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List of researchers who visited Mahale /
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List of abbreviations of Mahale chimpanzees' names /
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Research and conservation funds for Mahale /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-64964-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-05231-9
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107280533
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