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Orangutans - Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R3,684
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Orangutans - Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation (Hardcover, New): Serge A. Wich, S. Suci Utami Atmoko,...

Orangutans - Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation (Hardcover, New)

Serge A. Wich, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, Carel P. van Schaik

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This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioral ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed, on the strength of the latest genetic and morphological evidence, it has been proposed that orangutans actually constitute two species which diverged more than a million years ago - one on the island of Sumatra the other on Borneo, with the latter comprising three subspecies.
This book has two main aims. The first is to carefully compare data from every orangutan research site, examining the differences and similarities between orangutan species, subspecies and populations. The second is to develop a theoretical framework in which these differences and similarities can be explained. To achieve these goals the editors have assembled the world's leading orangutan experts to rigorously synthesize and compare the data, quantify the similarities or differences, and seek to explain them.
Orangutans is the first synthesis of orangutan biology to adopt this novel, comparative approach. It analyses and compares the latest data, developing a theoretical framework to explain morphological, life history, and behavioral variation. Intriguingly, not all behavioral differences can be attributed to ecological variation between and within the two islands; relative rates of social learning also appear to have been influential. The book also emphasizes the crucial impact of human settlement on orangutans and looks ahead to the future prospects for the survival of critically endangered natural populations.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2008
First published: February 2009
Editors: Serge A. Wich • S. Suci Utami Atmoko • Tatang Mitra Setia • Carel P. van Schaik
Dimensions: 254 x 196 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-921327-6
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > Primates
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LSN: 0-19-921327-5
Barcode: 9780199213276

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