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Orangutans - Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation (Paperback)
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Orangutans - Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation (Paperback)
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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 behavioural
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 behavioural variation.
Intriguingly, not all behavioural 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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