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Field and laboratory methods in primatology : a practical guide /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Setchell, Joanna M., 1973-, Curtis, Deborah J., 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Primates.
Table of Contents:
  • Human-nonhuman primate interactions : an ethnoprimatological approach
  • Habituating primates : processes, techniques, variables and ethics
  • Habitat description and phenology
  • The Global Positioning System, Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing
  • Monitoring local weather and climate
  • Survey and census methods : population distribution and density
  • Trapping
  • Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling
  • Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy
  • Marking and radio-tracking
  • Feeding ecology and seed dispersal
  • Dietary analysis I : food physics
  • Dietary analysis II : food chemistry
  • Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies
  • Tape-recording primate vocalisations
  • Photography and video for field researchers
  • Chronological aspects of primate research
  • Thermoregulation and energetics
  • Field endocrinology : monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates
  • Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology
  • Tips from the bush : an A-Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork