Primate anti-predator strategies / edited by Sharon L. Gursky and K.A.I. Nekaris.
| Other author | Gursky-Doyen, Sharon, 1967- |
| Other author | Nekaris, K. A. I. (Kimberly Anne-Isola) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer, ©2007. |
| Description | xxiii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Developments in primatology Developments in primatology. ^A534531 |
| Contents | Predation theory -- Predation and primate cognitive evolution / Klaus Zuberbühler -- Predation on primates : a biogeographical analysis / D. Hart -- Anti-predator strategies of nocturnal primates -- Primates and other prey in the seasonally variable diet of Cryptoprocta ferox in the dry deciduous forest of western Madagascar / Luke Dollar, Jörg U. Ganzhorn, and Steven M. Goodman -- Predation on lemurs in the rainforest of Madagascar by multiple predator species : observations and experiments / Sarah M. Karpanty and Patricia C. Wright -- Predation, communication, and cognition in lemurs / Marina Scheumann, Andriatahiana Rabesandratana, and Elke Zimmermann -- A consideration of leaping locomotion as a means of predator avoidance in prosimian primates / Robin Huw Crompton and William Irvin Sellers -- Anti-predator strategies of cathemeral primates : dealing with predators of the day and the night / Ian C. Colquhoun -- Moonlight and behavior in nocturnal and cathemeral primates, especially Lepilemur leucopus : illuminating possible anti-predator efforts / Leanne T. Nash -- A comparison of calling patterns in two nocturnal primates, Otolemur crassicaudatus and Galago moholi, as a guide to predation risk / Simon K. Bearder -- Predator defense by slender lorises and pottos / K. Anne-Isola Nekaris, Elizabeth R. Pimley, and Kelly M. Ablard -- The response of spectral tarsiers toward avian and terrestrial predators / Sharon L. Gursky -- Talking defensively, a dual use for the brachial gland exudate of slow and pygmy lorises / Lee R. Hagey, Bryan G. Fry, and Helena Fitch-Snyder -- Anti-predator strategies of non-nocturnal primates -- Anti-predator strategies in a diurnal prosimian, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar / Lisa Gould and Michelle L. Sauther -- Howler monkeys and harpy eagles : a communication arms race / Ricardo Gil-da-Costa -- Effects of habitat structure on perceived risk of predation and anti-predator behavior of vervet (Cercopithecus aethiops) and patas (Erythrocebus patas) monkeys / Karin L. Enstam -- Predation risk and habitat use in chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) / Russell A. Hill and Tony Weingrill -- Reconstructing hominin interactions with mammalian carnivores (6.0-1.8 Ma) / Adrian Treves and Paul Palmqvist |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006926879 |
| ISBN | 9780387348070 ($129.00) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QL737.P9 P67123 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |