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Behavior of Nonhuman Primates
Modern Research Trends
- 1st Edition, Volume 5 - June 28, 2014
- Editors: Allan M. Schrier, Fred Stollnitz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 6 3 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 9 6 0 - 4
Behavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends, Volume 5 is a collection of papers on research trends in the study of the various aspects of primate behavior. Chapters in… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBehavior of Nonhuman Primates: Modern Research Trends, Volume 5 is a collection of papers on research trends in the study of the various aspects of primate behavior. Chapters in the book discuss topics on the history of the study of cognitive processes in primates; ways in which visual stimuli in monkeys are perceived, stored in memory, and retrieved; and behavior of prosimians. The book will be of value to primatologists, psychologists, and zoologists.
Contents
List of Contributors
Contents of Previous Volumes
Chapter 1 Memory
I. Introduction
II. History of the Study of Cognitive Processes in Primates
III. Paradigms for the Study of Memory
IV. Theoretical Analysis
V. Summary
References
Chapter 2 Identification, Discrimination, and Retention of Visual Stimuli
I. Introduction
II. Basic Procedures
III. Response Variations
IV. Stimulus Variables
V. Stimulus-Response Variables
VI. Discussion
References
Chapter 3 A Group of Young Chimpanzees in a One-Acre Field
I. Introduction
II. Analysis
III. Conclusions
References
Chapter 4 Behavior of Prosimians
I. Taxonomy and Phylogeny
II. Ecology and General Behavior
III. The Senses and Communication
IV. Reproductive Behavior
V. Contactual Behavior
VI. Intelligent Behavior
Acknowledgments
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 394
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 5
- Published: June 28, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483246338
- eBook ISBN: 9781483259604
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