The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque

The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque

This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically. Dedicated to this exceptional Old Wor...

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Other Authors: Li, Jin-Hua (Editor), Li, Jin-Hua. editor (editor), Sun, Lixing. editor, Kappeler, Peter M. editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham Springer Nature 2020
Cham : 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Fascinating Life Sciences,
Subjects:
Behavioral sciences.
Physical anthropology.
Cognitive psychology.
Animal welfare.
Animal ecology.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Behavioral Sciences.
Biological and Physical Anthropology.
Cognitive Psychology.
Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics.
Animal Ecology.
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.
Life sciences
Behavioral sciences
Physical anthropology
Cognitive psychology
Animal welfare
Animal ecology
Wildlife
Fish
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430460806719
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Recent developments in primatology and their relevance to the study of Tibetan macaques
  • Part II: Social Behavior and Dynamics in Tibetan Macaques
  • Chapter 2: Social and Life History Strategies of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan
  • Chapter 3: Size Matters in Primate Societies: How Social Mobility Relates to Social Stability in Tibetan and Japanese Macaques
  • Chapter 4: Behavioral exchange and interchange as strategies to facilitate social relationships in Tibetan macaques
  • Chapter 5: Social relationships impact collective decision-making in Tibetan macaques
  • Chapter 6: Considering Social Play in Primates: A Case Study in Juvenile Tibetan Macaques (Macacathibetana)
  • Chapter 7: The Vocal Repertoire of Tibetan Macaques (Macacathibetana) and Congeneric Comparisons
  • Chapter 8: Tibetan Macaque Social Style: Co-variant and Quasi-independent Evolution
  • Part III: Evolution of Rituals: Insights from Bridging Behavior
  • Chapter 9: Preliminary observations of female-female bridging behavior in Tibetan macaques (Macacathibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China
  • Chapter 10: Bridging Behavior and Male-Infant Interactions in Macacathibetana and M. assamensis: Insight into the Evolution of Social Behavior in the sinica Species-group of Macaques
  • Part IV: Livingwith Microbes, Parasites, and Diseases
  • Chapter 11: The gut microbiome of Tibetan macaques: composition, influencing factors and function in feeding ecology
  • Chapter 12: Medicinal Properties in the Diet of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan - A Case for Self-medication
  • Chapter 13: Primate infectious disease ecology: Insights and future directions at the human-macaque interface
  • Part V: Emerging Technologies in Primatology
  • Chapter 14: High field MRI technology for behavioral and cognitive studies in macaques in vivo.

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