Primate life histories, sex roles, and adaptability : essays in honour of Linda M. Fedigan /: essays in honour of Linda M. Fedigan. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Urs Kalbitzer, Katharine M. Jack, editors.
• Editors: Kalbitzer, Urs; Jack, Katharine M
• Other Names: Fedigan, Linda Marie honouree.
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Preface; Contributor Responses: "Your Connection to Linda Fedigan?"; References; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: In Admiration of Linda Marie Fedigan; 1.1 As the Twig Is Bent...; 1.2 Questioning Theory, Practice, and Meaning; 1.3 Primate Studies, Feminism, and Scientific Objectivity; 1.4 Recognition and Its Reasons; 1.5 The Tree Inclined: At Retirement; 1.6 Conclusions; References; Part I: Primate Life Histories; References; Chapter 2: The Temporal Scale of Behavioural and Demographic Flexibility: Implications for Comparative Analyses and Conservation 2.1 Introduction2.2 History of Behavioural and Demographic Changes in Northern Muriquis; 2.3 Flexibility and Intra- and Interspecific Variance in Fertility; 2.4 Constraints on IBI Flexibility; 2.5 Variance in Responses to Seasonality; 2.6 Demographic Variation and Flexibility; 2.7 Implications for Conservation; References; Chapter 3: Post-Fertile Lifespan in Female Primates and Cetaceans; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Reproductive Data from Free-Ranging Individuals; 3.2.1 Nonhuman Primates; 3.2.2 Cetaceans; 3.3 Measuring Menopause as a Population-Wide Trait; 3.4 The Evolution of Menopause 3.5 SummaryReferences; Chapter 4: Seasonal Patterns of Infant Mortality in Wild Sanje Mangabeys, Cercocebus sanjei; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.2.1 Study Site; 4.2.2 Study Subjects; 4.2.3 Data Collection; 4.2.4 Data Analysis; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Infant Survival Probability; 4.3.2 Reproductive Timing and Infant Survival to Year 1; 4.3.3 Mean Infant Mortality Rate; 4.3.4 Age at Death and Sex of Infants; 4.3.5 Infant Loss Across Females; 4.3.6 Maternal Tick Infection and Infant Loss; 4.4 Discussion; References; Part II: Sex Roles, Gender, and Science; Reference Chapter 5: A Woman of Science: Sorting Fact and Illusion in Gender and Primatology5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Gender and Primatology; 5.3 Fedigan on Gender; 5.4 Future Research; References; Chapter 6: Alpha Male Capuchins (Cebus capucinus imitator) as Keystone Individuals; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 General Features of White-Faced Capuchins; 6.3 How Do Alpha Male Capuchins Differ from Other Group Males?; 6.3.1 Looking Like an Alpha Male; 6.3.2 Behaving Like an Alpha Male; 6.3.3 Becoming an Alpha Male; 6.3.4 The Physiology of Alpha Males; 6.3.5 Reproducing Like an Alpha Male 6.4 Alpha Males as Keystone Individuals: The Impact of Alphas on Group Success and Survival6.4.1 What Impact Does the "Removal" of an Alpha Male Have on Infant Mortality?; 6.4.2 What Impact Does the "Removal" of a Subordinate Adult Male Have on Infant Mortality?; 6.4.3 Are the Effects of Alpha Male Removals on Infant Mortality Long-Lasting?; 6.5 Discussion; 6.6 Conclusions and Future Directions; References; Chapter 7: The Effects of Dispersal and Reproductive Patterns on the Evolution of Male Sociality in White-Faced Capuchins; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Methods; 7.2.1 Study Population
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 385 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 599.8; Life sciences; Primates; Primates -- Breeding; Primates -- Adaptation; Animal ecology; Evolution (Biology); Conservation biology; Physical anthropology; Animal behavior; NATURE / Animals / Mammals; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals; Primates; Primates -- Adaptation; Primates -- Breeding; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Physical; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Evolution; Conservation of the environment; Anthropology; Animal behaviour; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Animal ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319982854; 3319982850
• Related ISBNs: 9783319982847; 3319982842
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 12, 2018).
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