The monkeys of Stormy Mountain: 60 years of primatological research on the Japanese macaques of Arashiyama

The Arashiyama group of Japanese macaques holds a distinguished place in primatology as one of the longest continuously studied non-human primate populations in the world. The resulting long-term data provide a unique resource for researchers, allowing them to move beyond cross-sectional studies to...

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Other Authors: Leca, Jean-Baptiste (Editor), Huffman, Michael A. (Editor), Vasey, Paul L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
Series:Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology 61
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Summary:The Arashiyama group of Japanese macaques holds a distinguished place in primatology as one of the longest continuously studied non-human primate populations in the world. The resulting long-term data provide a unique resource for researchers, allowing them to move beyond cross-sectional studies to tackle larger issues involving individual, matrilineal and group histories. This book presents an overview of the scope and magnitude of research topics and management efforts that have been conducted on this population for several decades, covering not only the original troop living around Kyoto, Japan, but also the two subgroups that were translocated to Texas, USA and Montreal, Canada. The chapters encompass topics including life history, sexual, social and cultural behaviour and ecology, giving an insight into the range of current primatological research. The contributors underscore the historic value of the Arashiyama macaques and showcase new and significant research findings that highlight their continuing importance to primatology
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 498 pages)
ISBN:9781139019415
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139019415

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