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Life and Death in the Gombe Chimpanzees - Skeletal Analysis as an Insight into Life History (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
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Life and Death in the Gombe Chimpanzees - Skeletal Analysis as an Insight into Life History (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
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This book addresses how skeletons can inform us about behavior by
describing skeletal lesions in the Gombe chimpanzees, relating them
to known life histories whenever possible, and analyzing
demographic patterns in the sample. This is of particular interest
to both primatologists and skeletal analysts who have benefited
from published data on a smaller, earlier skeletal sample from
Gombe. The Gombe skeletal collection is the largest collection of
wild chimpanzees with known life histories in existence, and this
work significantly expands the skeletal sample from this long-term
research site (49 chimpanzees). The book explores topics of general
interest to skeletal analysts such as demographic patterns, which
injuries leave signs on the skeleton, and rates of healing, and
discusses both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the
patterning of lesions. The book presents the data in a narrative
style similar to that employed in Dr. Goodall's seminal work The
Chimpanzees of Gombe. Readers already familiar with the Gombe
chimpanzees are likely to appreciate summaries of life events
correlated to observable skeletal features. The book is especially
relevant at this time to remind primate conservationists of the
importance of the isolated chimpanzee population at Gombe National
Park as well as the availability of the skeletons for study, both
within the park itself as well as at the University of Minnesota.
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