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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"primatology"”.
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A mixed methods study of the habituation process in wild Bornean orangutans in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
In field primatology, habituation refers to the process of increasing the tolerance of wild primates to the presence of human observers via repeated non-threatening contact. The goal of habituation is for humans to be treated like a “neutral” element in the animals’ environment so that “natural” …
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Encoding and decoding mutual grooming: Communication with a specialized form of touch
<p>Although primatology research indicates that social grooming has broad social significance for primates, it has not been previously considered as a nonverbal communication channel among humans. Therefore, this research aimed to provide information about its social significance among humans in …
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How Researchers Address Ethical Concerns Regarding Habituating Nonhuman Primates: Results of a Survey and Suggestions for Future Practice
… gender, the earning of a Ph.D. degree, years in primatology, the belief that primatologists should strive for less invasive methods, the belief that primatologists can be a completely neutral presence to their subjects, the NATURAL HARMS factor, the HUMAN-CAUSED HARMS factor, the UNHABITUATED …
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Landscapes of the apes: modelling landscape use of chimpanzees and early hominins across an environmental gradient.
… and thereby provided a unique contribution to primatology and human origin studies. Models have important applications for conservation and further research, such as exploring the environmental context of hominid evolution and predicting the impacts of various landscape changes on hominid …
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Habitat of grace : biology, religion and the global environmental crisis
… the context of stable community life; from primatology, what are the evolutionary and social bases of morality and intelligence; from anthropology, how the combination of intelligence and socially-mediated morality as a conditional strategy has coaxed our primate and tribal human ancestors …
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Uakaris and Amazonian flooded forest.
Uakari monkeys from the Amazon River basin are the most specialized primates in the Neotropical region. Their short tails, peculiar dentition and external morphology are strikingly divergent from most other platyrrhines. Furthermore, their geographical range is small and restricted to the forests …
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The legend of gesture : mapping humans’ use and understanding of hominid gestures
In the search for human uniqueness, language stands out due to its seemingly infinite flexibility that underpins our ability for complex social interactions and large-scale cooperation. Yet, if language is such an adaptive trait, why is it unique to our species? One prominent theory suggests that …
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Predictors, Costs, and Consequences of Larval Tapeworm Infection in Geladas (Theropithecus gelada).
<p>Parasitism is integral to primate evolution, contributing to major life history tradeoffs with other processes critical to reproductive success and survival. I investigate how infection with the tapeworm Taenia serialis affects geladas (Theropithecus gelada) in the Simien Mountains National …
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Use of a Two-Action Paradigm Apparatus with Captive Lemurs: Insights into Social Learning
Lemurs have been understudied in cognitive research despite possessing a unique phylogenetic position as the lineage linking primates to other mammals. I used a two-action paradigm apparatus to test social learning abilities in seven lemur species at the Duke Lemur Center. There were three groups: …
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Individual, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with Patterns of Parasitic Infection in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus imitator)
<p>Parasites, and the infectious diseases they carry, are thought to have significantly impacted our evolutionary trajectory for millennia. Exploring how parasites are acquired and transmitted by their hosts in wild, natural populations is integral to understanding how similar processes may have …
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Pictorial Primates: A Search for Iconic Abilities in Great Apes
Pictures and other iconic media are used extensively in psychological experiments on nonhuman primate perception, categorisation, etc. They are also used in everyday interaction with primates, and as pure entertainment. But in what ways do primates understand iconic artefacts? What implications do …