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(More customer reviews)The volume details hamadryas behavior within a theoretical framework of primate behavioral ecology and evolution. Written in monograph form, books in this series (Primate Field Studies) aim to present an entire picture of primate social behavior that might be obscured if the data and results were presented separately in various peer-reviewed science journals. In particular, this book focuses on female reproductive strategies and how they contribute to the unusual social organization and behavioral patterns unique to hamadryas. This is important because previous work has often focused on aspects of the one-male groups (the smallest identifiable social unit in a group of hamadryas baboons) that consider the male perspective, and assume that this view is most important when investigating hamadryas social organization and behavior.
This monograph is an excellent scholarly work on hamadryas baboon social organization and reproductive strategies. The author is an expert who has worked extensively with hamadryas baboons in the field. The writing is clear and understandable, although a reader not prepared for serious treatment of a particular primate's behavior, ecology, and evolution, may not consider the book an "easy read". It is likely written for students or researchers in socioecology, animal behavior, and primatology, but could appeal to a more general reader with a serious interest.
Most importantly, no scholarly monograph in the past 20 years focuses on hamadryas baboons, and as a result this volume incorporates recent evidence and ideas while treating the topic from a novel perspective. This book is a "must have" for anyone studying baboon behavior or social evolution, and highly recommended to any serious field primatologist or behavioral ecologist. In addition, it is an accessible and reliable source for those members of the general public interested in primate behavior.
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This book is an essential, up-to-date reference on the behavior, ecology, and reproduction of wild hamadryas baboons. This book rectifies the male-biased view of hamadryas baboon behavior that has persisted over the decades, suggesting that female behavior contributes more to hamadryas social organization than has previously been assumed, and that females may, in fact, be acting in their own best interests after all. Those potentially conducting research on hamadryas baboons, baboons in general, or primates in general include university faculty, researchers at other institutions, and undergraduate and graduate students world-wide.
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