Edited by Joanna M. Setchell and Deborah J. Curtis Cambridge University Press, 2003 FROM THE BACK COVER Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology is a manual for students and researchers studying wild primates. Technological advances allow field-workers to collect a wide range of data, store samples for later analysis, and collect information remotely. These methods open up opportunities to gain new insights on previously studied populations and are the means of collecting data on species that have, until now, been difficult to study. However, information on the practicalities of using such methodology in the field has largely been lacking. Here, in this indispensable reference, experienced field- and laboratory-workers provide the first comprehensive practical guide to the wide variety of techniques available for the study of wild primates. Covering everything from pre-trip planning to laboratory analysis of endocrine and genetic samples, packed full of tips and emphasising practicalities and ethics throughout, it is a must-have for all field primatologists and others studying free-ranging animals. JOANNA M. SETCHELL is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Surrey Roehampton, and the Centre International de Recherches Medicales in Gabon, where she studies mandrills. She has also conducted primatological fieldwork in Cameroon, Congo and Malaysia. Her research interests include primate reproductive strategies, sexual selection, behavioural endocrinology and the integration of field and laboratory studies of primates. DEBORAH J. CURTIS is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Surrey Roehampton. Her research currently focuses on activity patterns in primates, primate reproductive endocrinology and plant-lemur co-evolution. Her work has included field studies on the behaviour and ecology of mongoose lemurs in Madagascar, research on lemur reproductive endocrinology, lemur diet and nutrition and the functional anatomy of the slow loris. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of contributors ix Foreword by Robert D. Martin xv Introduction 1 DEBORAH J. CURTIS AND JOANNA M. SETCHELL 1. Human-nonhuman primate interactions: an ethnoprimatological approach 15 LISA JONES-ENGEL, MICHAEL A. SCHILLACI AND GREGORY A. ENGEL 2. Habituating primates: processes, techniques, variables and ethics 25 ELIZABETH A. WILLIAMSON AND ANNA T. C. FEISTNER 3. Habitat description and phenology 40 JORG U. GANZHORN 4. The Global Positioning System, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing 57 KAREL HUGHES 5. Monitoring local weather and climate 74 JULIAN MAYES 6. Survey and census methods: population distribution and density 90 CAROLINE ROSS AND NIGEL REEVE 7. Trapping primates 110 CLIFFORD J.JOLLY, JANE E. PHILLIPS-CONROYAND ALEXANDRA E. MULLER 8. Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling 122 MARC ANCRENAZ, JOAN NA M. SETCHELL AND DEBORAH J. CURTIS 9. Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy 140 COLIN GROVES AND JOANNE HARDING 10. Marking and radio-tracking primates 158 PAUL E. HONESS AND DAVID W. MACDONALD 11. Feeding ecology and seed dispersal 174 J. LAWRENCE DEW 12. Dietary analysis l: Food physics 184 PETER W. LUCAS, DANIEL OSORIO, NAYUTA YAMASHITA, JONATHAN F. PRINZ, NATHANIEL J. DOMINY AND BRIAN W. DARVELL 13. Dietary analysis 1l: Food chemistry 199 PETER W. LUCAS, RICHARD T. CORLETT, NATHANIEL J. DOMINY, HAFEJEE C. ESSACKJEE, PABLO RIBA-HERNANDEZ, KATHRYN E. STONER AND NAYUTA YAMASHITA 14. Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies 214 CLAIRE M. P. OZANNE AND JAMES R. BELL 15. Tape-recording primate vocalisations 228 THOMAS GEISSMANN 16. Photography and video for field researchers 239 NOEL ROWE AND MARC MYERS 17. Chronobiological aspects of primate research 252 HANS G. ERKERT 18. Thermoregulation and energetics 271 JUTTA SCHMID 19. Field endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates 282 J. KEITH HODGES AND MICHAEL HEISTERMANN 20. Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology 295 BENOIT GOOSSENS, NICOLA ANTHONY, KATHRYN JEFFERY, MIREILLE JOHNSON-BAWE AND MICHAEL W. BRUFORD 21. Tips from the bush: an A-Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork 309 SIMON K. BEARDER, K.A.I. NEKARIS, DEBORAH J. CURTIS, J. LAWRENCE DEW, JULIA N. LLOYD AND JOANNA M. SETCHELL Index 324 ***************************************************** ISBN: 0521820049 (hardcover) $100.00 USD ISBN: 0521526280 (paperback) $ 40.00 USD WHERE TO ORDER: Cambridge University Press 110 Midland Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573-4930 General phone: (914)937-9600 General fax: (914)937-4712 Direct link to catalog entry: http://us.cambridge.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521526280 Posted Date: 10/30/03
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