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Infectious diseases in primates : behavior, ecology and evolution / by Nunn, Charles L.

Table of Contents: “…Contents; 1 Questions, terminology, and underlying principles; 2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites; 3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale; 4 Hostparasite dynamics and epidemiological principles; 5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies; 6 Infectious disease and primate social systems; 7 Parasites and primate conservation; 8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution; 9 Concluding remarks and future directions; References; Index.…”
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Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""A Samples of Nonhuman-Primate Environmental-Enhancement Plans""""B Examples of Infectious Diseases That Preclude the Safe Housing of Mixed Genera of Nonhuman Primates1""; ""C Biographical Sketches of Authoring Committee""; ""Index""…”
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Aggression in humans and other primates : biology, psychology, sociology /

Table of Contents: “…Aggression in humans and other animals : a biological prelude / Jürgen Heinze -- Aggression/violence in humans and other primates : a historian's prelude / Hans-Henning Kortüm -- What theoretical biology has to say on aggression in humans and animals / Peter Hammerstein -- Aggression in humans and other primates : biology, psychology, sociology / Dietmar Zinner and Brandon C. …”
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Developments in primate gesture research /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; 1.1 Gestural origins in non-human primates; 1.2 Gestural origins in human primates; 1.3 This study; 2. …”
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Classification and human evolution

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Classification and Human Evolution; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; The Meaning of Taxonomic Statements; East African Fossil Hominoidea and the Classification Within this Super-Family; Quantitative Taxonomy and Human Evolution; Some Considerations in the Formulation of Theories of Human Phylogeny; Age Changes, Sex Differences, and Variability as Factors in the Classification of Primates; The evaluation of Characteristics of the Skull, Hands, and Feet for Primate Taxonomy; The Classification of Oreopithecus.…”
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The hunt for the dawn monkey : unearthing the origins of monkeys, apes, and humans by Beard, K. Christopher

Subjects: “…Primates, Fossil.…”
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Primate functional morphology and evolution /

Table of Contents: “…New perspectives on the origin and deployment of Catarrhine primates -- section 2. Biomolecular perspectives on primate evolution -- section 3. …”
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Field and laboratory methods in primatology : a practical guide

Table of Contents: “…An ethnoprimatological approach to interactions between human and non-human primates / Lisa Jones-Engel, Gregory A. Engel and Agustin Fuentes -- Habituating primates : processes, techniques, variables and ethics / Elizabeth A. …”
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Primate craniofacial function and biology /

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Gestural communication in nonhuman and human primates /

Table of Contents: “…Insights from crosslinguistic variations and similarities / Asli Özyürek [and others] -- The two faces of gesture: language and thought / Susan Goldin-Meadow -- Gestures in human and nonhuman primates: why we need a comparative view / Cornelia Müller.…”
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Social life of early man

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Introduction; Table of Contents; Patterns of Social Grouping Among Wild Primates; Grouping Among Primate Families; Lemuroidea; Lemuridae; Indridae; Daubentoniidae; Lorisoidea; Tarsioidea; Ceboidea; Aotinae; Pithecinae; Alouattinae; Cebinae; Atelinae; Callimiconidae; Hapalidae; Cercopithfcoidea; Cercopithecinae; Colobinae; Hominoidea; Conclusions; Bibliography; Behavior and Ways of Life of the Fossil Primates; Prosimians; The Subfossil Lemurs of Madagascar; Cercopithecoidea; Pongidae.…”
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Tool use in animals : cognition and ecology

Table of Contents: “…Understanding differences in the way human and non-human primates represent tools: the role of teleological-intentional information / April M. …”
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International Perspectives : the Future of Nonhuman Primate Resources : Proceedings of the Workshop Held April 17-19, 2002 /...

Table of Contents: “…""FrontMatter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Keynote Speaker""; ""Primate Prioritiesâ€? An International Perspective John P. …”
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The woman that never evolved : with a new preface and bibliographical updates by Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…An initial inequality -- 3. Monogamous primates : A special case -- 4. A climate for dominant females -- 5. …”
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Dynamics in human and primate societies : agent-based modeling of social and spatial processes /

Table of Contents: “…Nonlinear and synthetic models for primate societies /…”
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Primate communication and human language : vocalisation, gestures, imitation and deixis in humans and non-humans /

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Primate vocal communication : new findings about its complexity, adaptability and control -- pt. 2. …”
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Sexual coercion in primates and humans : an evolutionary perspective on male aggression against females /

Table of Contents: “…Male aggression and sexual coercion of females in primates / Martin N. Muller, Sonya M. Kahlenberg, and Richard W. …”
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The primate origins of human nature / by Schaik, Carel van

Table of Contents: “…Social Life in Nonhuman Primates -- Primate Socioeclogy -- Social Evolution in Hominins -- Cooperation. …”
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What do primatologists do? by Zeller, Anne, 1947-

Subjects: “…Primates Study and teaching.…”
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Monkey planet. / Monkeys revealed

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The origins of language : unraveling evolutionary forces

Table of Contents: “…Koda -- Vocal learning in nonhuman primates : importance of vocal contexts / C. Yamaguchi and A. …”
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Evolved morality : the biology and philosophy of human conscience

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Mammals of Africa.

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From monkey brain to human brain : a Fyssen Foundation symposium

Table of Contents: “…Combined human and monkey fMRI methods for the study of large-scale neuronal networks in the primate brain /…”
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The Intelligent Movement Machine : an Ethological Perspective on the Primate Motor System / by Graziano, Michael S. A., 1967-

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Centralizing Fieldwork : Critical Perspectives from Primatology, Biological and Social Anthropology. by MacClancy, Jeremy

Table of Contents: “…The Anthropologist as a Primatologist; 4. Primate Fieldwork and its Human Contexts in Southern Madagascar; 5. …”
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Primate Models of Children's Health and Developmental Disabilities. by Burbacher, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Primate Models of Children's Health and Developmental Disabilities; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Developmental Disabilities and Primate Models Defined; Chapter 2 The Origin of Developmental Psychopathologies: Insights from Nonhuman Primate Studies; Chapter 3 Macaque Models of Visual Development and Disability; Chapter 4 Spontaneous and Experimentally Induced Autoimmune Diseases in Nonhuman Primates; Chapter 5 Self-injurious Behavior: Nonhuman Primate Models for the Human Condition.…”
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Occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates /

Table of Contents: “…Frontmatter -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Background and Context for Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates -- 3 Identifying Infectious Hazards Associated with the Use of Nonhuman Primates in Research -- 4 Identifying Noninfectious Hazards -- 5 Risk Assessment: Evaluating Risks to Human Health and Safety -- 6 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Recommendations Applicable to Nonhuman-Primate Research Facilities…”
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Khmeropédies III : Source/Primate /

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Scientific American Frontiers. by Angier, John

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The Ten-Thousand Year Fever : Rethinking Human and Wild-Primate Malarias. by Cormier, Loretta A.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Malaria as a Primate Disorder; 2. Co-Evolution: Parasites, Vectors, and Hosts; 3. …”
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Paleoanthropology : morphology and paleoecology

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Up from the ape by Hooton, Earnest Albert, 1887-1954

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Apes and human evolution by Tuttle, Russell H., 1939-

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Expedition Borneo

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Simians, cyborgs, and women : the reinvention of nature by Haraway, Donna Jeanne

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Becoming human : evolution and human uniqueness by Tattersall, Ian

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The drunken monkey : why we drink and abuse alcohol by Dudley, Robert, 1961-

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The hot zone by Preston, Richard, 1954-

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Centralizing fieldwork : critical perspectives from primatology, biological, and social anthropology

Table of Contents: “…Harrison -- The anthropologist as a primatologist : mental journeys of a fieldworker / Volker Sommer -- Primate fieldwork and its human contexts in southern Madagascar / Robert W. …”