Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780470673379
Year: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 1608


Description:
The International Encyclopedia of Primatology represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference focusing on the behaviour, biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, and taxonomy of human and non-human primates.


Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to primatology

Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from the taxonomy, history, behaviour, ecology, captive management and diseases of primates to their use in research, cognition, conservation, and representations in literature

Includes coverage of the basic scientific concepts that underlie each topic, along with the latest advances in the field

Highly accessible to undergraduate and graduate students in primatology, anthropology, and the medical, biological and zoological sciences

Essential reference for academics, researchers and commercial and conservation organizations

This work is also available as an online resource at www.encyclopediaofprimatology.com