The gibbons of Khao Yai : seasonal variation in behavior and ecology /
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| Author / Creator: | Bartlett, Thad Q. |
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| Imprint: | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2009. |
| Description: | xxii, 170 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Primate field studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7309745 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1. History of Gibbon Field Studies: Monogamy, Frugivory, and Territoriality
- The Gibbon Pattern
- Historical Background
- A Study of Anthropoid Life
- The Asiatic Primate Expedition
- The Postwar Period
- The Siamang in Malaya
- The Proliferation of Small Ape Research
- Sexual Behavior and Social Bonds
- Unanswered Questions
- Foraging Adaptations in Primates
- 2. Study Animals, Study Site, and Methods
- Overview of the Hylobatidae
- Gibbon Evolution and Taxonomy
- Appearance
- Vocalizations
- Description of the Study Area
- Thai Forests
- Khao Yai National Park
- The Mo Singto Study Area
- Seasonal Availability of Resources
- Overview of Behavioral Data Collection
- Study Groups
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- 3. Activity Budgets and Social Behavior
- Overview of the Gibbon Day
- Methods Specific to This Chapter
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Activity Period
- Annual Activity Budget
- Diurnal Activity Cycle
- Monthly Activity Budget
- Age-Sex Differences in Activity Budget
- Intragroup Social Interactions
- Discussion
- Activity Budgets and Resource Availability
- Activity Period and Predator Pressure
- Age-Sex Differences in Activity Budgets
- Gibbon Social Behavior
- Chapter Summary and Conclusions
- 4. Diet and Feeding Behavior
- Overview of Gibbon Feeding Behavior
- Methods Specific to This Chapter
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Annual Diet
- Monthly Variation in Diet
- Dietary Diversity
- Dietary Selectivity
- Fruit Patch Visits
- Patch Size
- Encounters Between Species
- Drinking Behavior
- Discussion
- Annual Diet
- Monthly Variation in Diet
- Insectivory
- Keystone Resources
- Do Gibbons Prefer Figs over Other Fruit?
- What Is the Gibbon Feeding Niche?
- Chapter Summary and Conclusions
- 5. Ranging Behavior
- Overview of Gibbon Range Use
- Methods Specific to This Chapter
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Daily Path Length
- Day Range and Rainfall
- Home Range
- Ranging Behavior and Diet
- Travel Order and Group Leadership
- Discussion
- Variation in Daily Path Length
- Home Range
- Group Leadership
- Chapter Summary and Conclusions
- 6. Territoriality and Intergroup Encounters
- Overview of Intergroup Encounters
- Methods Specific to This Chapter
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Gibbon Duets
- Intergroup Encounters
- Interactions Between Males and Females During Encounters
- Monthly Variation in Encounter Rates
- Territory Size
- Index of Defendability
- Discussion
- Male and Female Behavior During Group Encounters
- Home-Range Overlap
- Monthly Variation in Territorial Activity
- Defendability
- Territorial Calls
- Chapter Summary and Conclusions
- 7. Gibbon Socioecology
- Seasonal Ecology of White-Handed Gibbons
- Seasonal Variation in Diet
- Flexible Versus Stable Foraging in Primates
- The Evolution of Monogamous Social Systems
- Females-as-Resource Models
- Male Assistance Models
- Monogamy, Patch Size, and Resource Defense Territoriality
- Are Gibbons Small-Patch Specialists?
- Group Size and Patch Size in Other Primates
- Social Monogamy and Resource Density
- Multimale and Multifemale Gibbon Groups
- Mating Monogamy in Gibbons
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- 8. Summary and Directions for Future Research
- Nutritional and Cognitive Ecology in Gibbons
- Wildlife Conservation
- References
- Index
