In The Monkeys of Arashiyama: Thirty-five Years of Research in Japan and the West, Linda Fedigan and Pamela Asquith reveal the diversity of research on the Arashiyama Japanese macaques, and the Japanese and Western traditions in primate studies. The essays reflect studies by primatologists with the population at Arashiyama, Kyoto, and the subgroup which fissioned from the original macaque group, transferred to Texas in 1972. It is a comprehensive examination of this major research group, highlighted by some of the new and ...
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In The Monkeys of Arashiyama: Thirty-five Years of Research in Japan and the West, Linda Fedigan and Pamela Asquith reveal the diversity of research on the Arashiyama Japanese macaques, and the Japanese and Western traditions in primate studies. The essays reflect studies by primatologists with the population at Arashiyama, Kyoto, and the subgroup which fissioned from the original macaque group, transferred to Texas in 1972. It is a comprehensive examination of this major research group, highlighted by some of the new and interesting findings on primate social organization.
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Fine. Clean, bright pages. No wear on corners. Like new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 353 p. Contains: Unspecified. Suny Series, the New Inequalities. Audience: General/trade.
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Textual graphs, photos, tables. Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG. 23x15cm, xv, 353 pp. Contains 15 papers: Includes: History of the Arashiyama Japanese Macaques in Kyoto, Japan; History of the Arashiyama West Japanese Macaques in Texas; Culture & Primatology: East & West; Primate Research Groups in Japan: Orientations & East-West Differences; Mate Selection & Partner Preferences in Female Japanese Macaques; Diachronic Changes in the Dominance Relations of Adult Female Japanese Monkeys of the Arashiyama B Group; Life Span & Reproduction in Japanese Macaque Females; Variability in Aspects of the Mother-Infant Relationship in Japanese Macaques During Weaning; Behavior of Old Females: Comparisons of Japanese Monkeys in the Arashiyama East & West Groups; Interacting Effect of Age & Rank on the Sociability of Adult Female Japanese Monkeys; Grooming Relationships in the Arashiyama Group of Japanese Monkeys; Birth Season Contingencies & Affiliative Behavior of Adult Male Japanese Macaques; Matrilineal Dominance in Japanese Macaques: The Contribution of an Experimental Approach; Monkeys & Mirrors: Questions of Methodology; Short Guide to DNA Techniques for Genealogy Construction with Special Attention to Japanese Macaques; Appendices: Examples of Genealogical Records for Two Matrilines; Bibliography of Scientific Publications on the Arashiyama Macaques.
