| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 340 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 29 |
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Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 29.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Anthropology and primatology / Phyllis Dolhinow -- Resistance to the cross-species perspective in anthropology / Mary M. Pavelka -- The ethics and efficacy of biomedical research in chimpanzees with special regard to HIV research / Roger S. Fouts, Deborah H. Fouts and Gabriel S. Waters -- Monkey as food, monkey as child: Guajá symbolic cannibalism / Loretta Ann Cormier -- Ethnoecology of monkeys among the Barí of Venezuela: perception, use and conservation / Manuel Lizarralde -- Primates in Matsigenka subsistence and world view / Glenn H. Shepard -- Monkey king in China: basis for a conservation policy? / Frances D. Burton -- Reflections on the concept of nature and gorillas in Rwanda: implications and conservation / Pascale Sicotte and Prosper Uwengeli -- Monkeys, humans and politics in the Mentawai Islands: no simple solution in a complex world / Agustín Fuentes -- Conservation must pursue human-nature biosynergy in the era of social chaos and bushmeat commerce / Anthony L. Rose -- A cultural primatological study of Macaca fasicularis on Ngeaur Island, Republic of Palau / Bruce Wheatley [and others] -- Monkeys in the backyard: encroaching wildlife and rural communities in Japan / David S. Sprague -- The primatologist as minority advocate / Ardith A. Eudey -- Monkey business? The conservation implications of macaque ethnoprimatology in southern Thailand / Leslie E. Sponsel, Nukul Ruttanadakul and Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel -- Rhesus macaques: a comparative study of two sites, Jaipur, India, and Silver Springs, Florida / Linda D. Wolfe. |
| Summary |
Despite being our closest evolutionary relatives most non-human primate species now face an uncertain future. Primates Face to Face examines the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a critical role in their conservation. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Primates -- Research.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Human-animal relationships.
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Primates.
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Behavior, Animal.
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Conservation of Natural Resources.
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Ecosystem.
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Symbiosis.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Primatology.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Primates.
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Human-animal relationships. (OCoLC)fst00963482
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Primates -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01076398
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Wildlife conservation. (OCoLC)fst01175253
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| Added Author |
Fuentes, Agustin.
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Wolfe, Linda D., 1942-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Primates face to face. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002 052179109X (DLC) 2001035035 (OCoLC)46683530 |
| ISBN |
0511067186 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511067181 (electronic bk.) |
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0511170467 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511170461 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511542404 (electronic bk.) |
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0511542402 (electronic bk.) |
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