Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore
Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore

Author: Toshisada Nishida

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1139505386

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Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relations and are of enduring interest to a range of sciences, from anthropology to zoology. In the West, many know of the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, whose studies of these apes at Gombe in Tanzania are justly famous. Less well-known, but equally important, are the studies carried out by Toshisada Nishida on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. Comparison between the two sites yields both notable similarities and startling contrasts. Nishida has written a comprehensive synthesis of his work on the behaviour and ecology of the chimpanzees of the Mahale Mountains. With topics ranging from individual development to population-specific behavioural patterns, it reveals the complexity of social life, from male struggles for dominant status to female travails in raising offspring. Richly illustrated, the author blends anecdotes with powerful data to explore the fascinating world of the chimpanzees of the lakeshore.

Mahale Chimpanzees
Mahale Chimpanzees

Author: Michio Nakamura

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-09-10

Total Pages: 797

ISBN-13: 1107052319

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A major contribution to great-ape research, covering every aspect of the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project to offer new, unique insights.

Mahale Chimpanzees
Mahale Chimpanzees

Author: Michio Nakamura

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 798

ISBN-13: 9781316378434

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A major contribution to great-ape research, covering every aspect of the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project to offer new, unique insights.

Mahale Chimpanzees
Mahale Chimpanzees

Author: Michio Nakamura

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-09-10

Total Pages: 797

ISBN-13: 1316368432

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Long-term ecological research studies are rare and invaluable resources, particularly when they are as thoroughly documented as the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project in Tanzania. Directed by Toshisada Nishida from 1965 until 2011, the project continues to yield new and fascinating findings about our closest neighbour species. In a fitting tribute to Nishida's contribution to science, this book brings together fifty years of research into one encyclopaedic volume. Alongside previously unpublished data, the editors include new translations of Japanese writings throughout the book to bring previously inaccessible work to non-Japanese speakers. The history and ecology of the site, chimpanzee behaviour and biology, and ecological management are all addressed through firsthand accounts by Mahale researchers. The authors highlight long-term changes in behaviour, where possible, and draw comparisons with other chimpanzee sites across Africa to provide an integrative view of chimpanzee research today.

The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest
The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest

Author: Christophe Boesch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1108481558

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An engaging account of the research and key findings on Taï chimpanzees to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this project.

Great Ape Societies
Great Ape Societies

Author: William C. McGrew

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-07-28

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780521555364

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The great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans) are our closest living relatives, sharing a common ancestor only five million years ago. We also share key features such as high intelligence, omnivorous diets, prolonged child-rearing and rich social lives. The great apes show a surprising diversity of adaptations, particularly in social life, ranging from the solitary life of orangutans, through patriarchy in gorillas to complex but different social organisations in bonobos and chimpanzees. As great apes are so close to humans, comparisons yield essential knowledge for modelling human evolutionary origins. Great Ape Societies provides comprehensive up-to-date syntheses of work on all four species, drawing on decades of international field work, zoo and laboratory studies. It will be essential reading for students and researchers in primatology, anthropology, psychology and human evolution.

Wild Chimpanzees
Wild Chimpanzees

Author: Adam Clark Arcadi

Publisher:

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1107197171

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An introduction to chimpanzee behavior and conservation, synthesizing findings from long-term field studies in the African rainforest belt.

Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior
Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior

Author: Tetsuro Matsuzawa

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-06-30

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 4431094229

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Biologists and anthropologists in Japan have played a crucial role in the development of primatology as a scientific discipline. Publication of Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior under the editorship of Tetsuro Matsuzawa reaffirms the pervasive and creative role played by the intellectual descendants of Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani in the fields of behavioral ecology, psychology, and cognitive science. Matsuzawa and his colleagues-humans and other primate partners- explore a broad range of issues including the phylogeny of perception and cognition; the origin of human speech; learning and memory; recognition of self, others, and species; society and social interaction; and culture. With data from field and laboratory studies of more than 90 primate species and of more than 50 years of long-term research, the intellectual breadth represented in this volume makes it a major contribution to comparative cognitive science and to current views on the origin of the mind and behavior of humans.