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| Primates in Perspective | 
 enlarge | Creators: Christina J. Campbell, Agustin Fuentes, Katherine C. Mackinnon, Melissa Panger, Simon K. Bearder
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $36.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 51884
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 736
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0195171330
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.8
EAN: 9780195171334
ASIN: 0195171330
Publication Date: March 23, 2006
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Primates in Perspective is the first edited volume to offer a comprehensive overview of primatology since 1987. Forty-four original essays--by fifty-nine leading researchers in the field today--provide wide-ranging and contemporary coverage of all of the major areas of primatology. br Arranged in six sections, the text begins with an introduction to primatology and a review of the natural history of the major taxonomic groups within the order Primates. It goes on to cover methodologies and research design for both field and captive settings; primate reproduction; primate ecology and conservation and their roles in the daily lives of primates; and such aspects of social behavior and intelligence as communication, learning, and cognition. The volume ends with a concluding chapter by the editors that discusses the future of primatological research.br Ideal for introductory primatology courses, Primates in Perspective can also be used in upper-division behavior and conservation courses. Additionally, it is an invaluable reference tool for primate researchers.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very Difficult Book February 27, 2007
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am taking a class at Harvard University, and this book WAS required for it. Not any more. While it is understandable that a text for a graduate level priamtology class should be challenging, the way this book is organized makes it very dificult to truly get any meaning from the text. The major complaint is that there is lots of text simply summarizing data or describing the various primates. For example there are 1 1/2 pages describing the range of a group of New-World monkeys in South America. I would have found it useful to include a map of this range since I am hardly an expert in the local geography of the Amazon Basin. Simpliy stating names of locations does me no good. The data that they do present are usually in table form-- but there is so much of it (tables are often 2-4 pages long) that it is extremely difficult to get any meaning from them. What would be much more useful would be transforming much of the data into graph/chart form to visulaize what the data mean. Moreover, many of the groups of primates are simply described in the text-- having a diagram or picture as an example of the subject would be extremely useful.br /br /To summarize, there is plenty of information in this text, but it is written in such a way that it is virtually incomprehensible, and the text lacks graphical interpretations of the data and examples of the subject matter that would proivde a useful support. That is why our professor elected to drop the reading from this book.
 One of the best primate books out there! April 2, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great! It includes practically every living primate there is and it is broken down into a very understandible and practical way. I have used this book for a case study I am working on it has helps loads. My professor is one of the editors on this book and all I have to say is, job well done!! I would recomend this book to anybody who is doing research in the feild or just has an interest in primates, it is that comprehensible!
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