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Primate Locomotion - Linking Field and Laboratory Research (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Primate Locomotion - Linking Field and Laboratory Research (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
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Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of
view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like
biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have
focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately, to
date, there is relatively little scientific exchange between both
groups. With a book, which will be the result of a symposium on the
2008 Meeting of the International Primatological Society in
Edinburgh, we would like to bring together laboratory and
field-based primate locomotion studies. We are convinced this will
be beneficial for both research lines. For example, biomechanists
might wonder how frequently the locomotor style they study in the
lab actually occurs in nature, and field workers might use
calculated costs of locomotion to understand why certain locomotor
behaviours are favoured under specific conditions. Thus, on the one
hand, an established link between both groups may help interpret
the results by using each other's findings. On the other hand,
recent technological advances (e.g. portable high-speed cameras)
make it possible to bridge the gap between lab-based and
field-based research by actually collecting biomechanical data in
situ. Again, communication between both groups is necessary to
identify the specific needs and start up achievable and successful
research projects in the field. In order to generate a wide
interest, we have invited biomechanists, ecologists, and
field-based researchers who combine both disciplines, and we hope
their combined contributions will facilitate lasting cooperation
between the mentioned disciplines and stimulate innovative research
in Primatology. We are convinced that the most appropriate format
to publish the different symposium contributions is a conference
volume within an existing book series. Firstly, the chapters will
not only contain new data but will also review existing data and
elaborate on potential future work - more so than can be done in a
journal article. Secondly, the combination of chapters will form an
entity that is more valuable than the sum of the separate chapters
and therefore they need to be presented together. Lastly, this
volume will benefit from the typically long "shelf life" of a book
in a renowned series, allowing it to be used as reference book for
both researchers and students.
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