Primates in the Real World Escaping Primate Folklore and Creating Primate Science |
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| Author:
| Montgomery, Georgina M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3736-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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The opening of this book centres on a series of graves memorializing baboons killed near Amboseli National Park in Kenya in 2009 - an image that emphasizes the close emotional connection between primate researchers and their subjects and the human qualities of the animals. Primates in the Real World goes on to trace primatology's shift from short-term expeditions to the field's arrival as a recognized science sustained by a complex web of international collaborations.
The opening of this book centres on a series of graves memorializing baboons killed near Amboseli National Park in Kenya in 2009 - an image that emphasizes the close emotional connection between primate researchers and their subjects and the human qualities of the animals. Primates in the Real World goes on to trace primatology's shift from short-term expeditions to the field's arrival as a recognized science sustained by a complex web of international collaborations.