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Housing, Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Captive and Laboratory Primates (Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and) by Evalyn F. Segal Publisher Comments A detailed study, with recommendations, on the housing, care and psychological well-being of captive and laboratory primates by 50 recognized contributors.... (read more) Your price: $170.25 New - Hardcover
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Animal Homosexuality: A Biosocial Perspective by Aldo Poiani Publisher Comments Homosexuality is an evolutionary paradox in search for a resolution, not a medical condition in search for a cure. Homosexual behavior is common among social animals, and mainly expressed within the context of a bisexual sexual orientation. Exclusive... (read more) Your price: $79.75 New - Trade Paper
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Almost Human : a Journey Into the World of Baboons ((Rev)01 Edition) by Shirley C. Strum Publisher Comments Author's NoteForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Starting Out2. Two Newcomers3. Peggy4. Changes5. Issues6. Starting on the Males7. The Saga of Sherlock8. Bo and David9. Some Solutions10. Smart Baboons11. Implications12. Woes13. Crop Raiding14. Humans15.... (read more) List Price $29.25 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Almost Chimpanzee: Redrawing the Lines That Separate Us from Them by Jon Cohen Publisher Comments In the fall of 2005, a band of researchers cracked the code of the chimpanzee genome and provided a startling new window into the differences between humans and our closest primate cousins. For the past several years, acclaimed Science reporter Jon... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore: Natural History and Culture at Mahale. Toshisada Nishida by Toshisada Nishida Publisher Comments Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relations and are of enduring interest to a range of sciences, from anthropology to zoology. In the West, many know of the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, whose studies of these apes at Gombe in Tanzania are... (read more) Your price: $56.95 New - Trade Paper
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Gorillas (Living Wild) by Melissa Gish Synopsis A look at gorillas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their large heads, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today.... (read more) Your price: $37.50 New - Library
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, Volume 1 by Alfred C. Kinsey Publisher Comments This is The Kinsey Report, the famous work that almost everybody has heard of, but almost nobody has read. There are actually two Kinsey reports, one for the human male and human female. The Report on the human female addresses the hot topic of what... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Trade Paper
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Anthropoid Origins by John G. Fleagle Publisher Comments This well-illustrated volume brings together discussions on the latest discoveries and current theories concerning the origin and early evolution of anthropoid primates-monkeys, apes, and humans. Leading researchers address many aspects of anthropoid... (read more) Your price: $446.75 New - Hardcover
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Infectious Diseases in Primates: Behavior, Ecology and Evolution (06 Edition) by Charles Nunn Review "[this book] is organized in nine chapters, each building upon the last, making it an excellent text for introducing the subject of primate pathogen biology to audiences coming from divergent backgrounds, but with a shared interest in the topic. I can... (read more) List Price $74.00 Your price: $56.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Apes of the World: Their Social Behavior, Communication, Mentality and Ecology (Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and) by Russell H. Tuttle Publisher Comments The first major and most comprehensive synthesis of results from ecological, naturalistic behavioral, comparative psychological, and humanoid language research on apes since the classic work, The Great Apes, by Robert M. and Ada Yerkes in 1929. Based on... (read more) Your price: $125.75 New - Hardcover
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The Real Chimpanzee: Sex Strategies in the Forest by Christophe Boesch Publisher Comments The Real Chimpanzee encapsulates the fascinating behaviour of wild chimpanzees and discusses the differences observed in different populations across the species, and across the many levels of their social behaviour. It explains why sex competition and... (read more) Your price: $139.75 New - Hardcover
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Living New World Monkeys #1: Living New World Monkeys (Platyrrhini), Volume 1: With an Introduction to Primates by Philip Hershkovitz Publisher Comments In this long-awaited work, Philip Hershkovitz provides the most thorough and comprehensive treatise ever published on New World monkeys. The volume gives a detailed account of the origin, evolution, dispersal, and behavior of platyrrhines and a... (read more) List Price $238.25 Your price: $50.00 Used - Hardcover
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Special Topics in Primatology #05: The Evolution of Hemispheric Specilization in Primates by William D. Hopkins Publisher Comments Hemispheric specialization, and lateralized sensory, cognitive or motor function of the left and right halves of the brain, commonly manifests in humans as right-handedness and left hemisphere specialization of language functions. Historically, this has... (read more) Your price: $100.25 New - Trade Paper
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Primates and Philosophers (06 Edition) by Frans De Waal Publisher Comments "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? Primates and Philosophers tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: morality. In this provocative book... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys (Developments in Primatology) by Mary E. Glenn Publisher Comments It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the guenons has been published and fifteen years have passed since the last major scientific symposium was held that was solely dedicated to current research on... (read more) Your price: $310.25 New - Hardcover
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Behavioural Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos. by Christophe Boesch Et Al Publisher Comments A fascinating text describing the behavioural diversity of chimpanzees and bonobos (the pygmy chimpanzee).... (read more) Your price: $240.95 New - Hardcover
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Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) by T. S. Stoinski Publisher Comments Like other fields of science, wildlife conservation is a changing field. Threats facing wild populations of apes and other species a few decades ago are likely not the same ones most pressing today, and, even where threats have remained unchanged, more... (read more) Your price: $199.95 New - Trade Paper
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Chimpanzees of the Tai Forest : Behavioural Ecology and Evolution (00 Edition) by Christophe Boesch Publisher Comments The chimpanzees are the closest living evolutionary relatives to our own species, Homo sapiens. As such, they have long exerted a fascination over those with an interest in human evolution, and what makes humans unique. Chrisophe Boesch and Hedwige... (read more) List Price $90.95 Your price: $56.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Nanomaterials: Mechanics and Mechanisms by K. T. Ramesh Publisher Comments The enabling science in much of nanotechnology today is the science of nanomaterials; indeed in the broadest sense, nanotechnology would not be possible without nanomaterials. Nanomaterials: Mechanics and Mechanisms seeks to provide an entrè into the... (read more) Your price: $189.50 New - Hardcover
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The Chimpanzees of Mahale: Natural History and Local Culture by Toshisada Nishida Publisher Comments Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relations and are of enduring interest to a range of sciences, from anthropology to zoology. In the West, many know of the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, whose studies of these apes at Gombe in Tanzania are... (read more) Your price: $125.00 New - Hardcover
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