Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology: A Practical Guide

by Edited by Joanna M. Setchell , Deborah J. Curtis

• ISBN13: 9780521194099
• ISBN10: 0521194091
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Building on the success of the first edition and bringing together contributions from a range of experts in the field, the second edition of this guide to research on wild primates covers the latest advances in the field, including new information on field experiments and measuring behaviour. It provides essential information and advice on the technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods, covering topics such as ethnoprimatology; remote sensing; GPS and radio-tracking; trapping and handling; dietary ecology; and non-invasive genetics and endocrinology. This integrated approach opens up new opportunities to study the behavioural ecology of some of the most endangered primates and to collect information on previously studied populations. Chapters include methodological techniques; instructions on collecting, processing and preserving samples/data for later analysis; ethical considerations; comparative costs; and further reading, making this an invaluable tool for postgraduate students and researchers in primatology, behavioural ecology and zoology.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Human-nonhuman primate interactions: an ethnoprimatological approach

Habituating primates: processes, techniques, variables and ethics Elizabeth

Habitat description and phenology

Geographic information systems and remote sensing Patrick

Monitoring local weather and climate Julian

Survey and census methods: population distribution and density

Trapping

Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling

Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy

Marking and radio-tracking

Field experiments with non-human primates: a tutorial Klaus Zuberbühler and Roman Wittig

Feeding ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal

Dietary analysis I: food physics

Dietary analysis II: food chemistry

Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies Claire

Tape-recording primate vocalisations

Photography and video for field researchersv Noel Rowe and Marc Myers

Chronobiological aspects of primate research

Thermoregulation and energetics

Field endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates

Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology

Tips from the bush: an A-Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork

Index

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