Primate Conservation Biology - Softcover

Cowlishaw, Guy; Dunbar, Robin I. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226116379 ISBN 13: 9780226116372

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 2000

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Primate Conservation Biology editado por University Of Chicago

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From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that nearly 20 percent of the world's primates may go extinct within the next ten or twenty years. In this book Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar integrate cutting-edge theoretical advances with practical management priorities to give scientists and policymakers the tools they need to help keep these species from disappearing forever.

Primate Conservation Biology begins with detailed overviews of the diversity, life history, ecology, and behavior of primates and the ways these factors influence primate abundance and distribution. Cowlishaw and Dunbar then discuss the factors that put primates at the greatest risk of extinction, especially habitat disturbance and hunting. The remaining chapters present a comprehensive review of conservation strategies and management practices, highlighting the key issues that must be addressed to protect primates for the future.

Biografía del autor

Guy Cowlishaw is a research fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London. Robin Dunbar is a professor of biological sciences at the University of Liverpool.

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• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0226116379
• ISBN 13: 9780226116372
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 510