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Author : Jean Balch Williams
Release : 1985
Genre : Primates
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Book Synopsis Infant Behavioral Development in Feral and Free-ranging Nonhuman Primates by : Jean Balch Williams
Download or read book Infant Behavioral Development in Feral and Free-ranging Nonhuman Primates written by Jean Balch Williams. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. R. Akins
Release : 2012-03-18
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Behavioral Development of Nonhuman Primates by : F. R. Akins
Download or read book Behavioral Development of Nonhuman Primates written by F. R. Akins. This book was released on 2012-03-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume represents the result of two years of work originally begun as a fifteen-member student project under my supervision at NASA - Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif ornia. As a means of acquainting team members with previous research related to our NASA experiments with long-term isolation and confine ment effects upon nonhuman primate behavior a weekly meeting was arranged for students to orally present abstracts of various articles they had read. As the number of references increased we decided to expand our efforts through several computer searches of the psychological, biological, anthropological, and medical liter ature. Upon completion of our experiments at NASA, three of the team members and myself decided to take this basic foundation, up date, expand and otherwise polish it into the present comprehensive reference tool we feel confident will be of value to investigators and scholars interested in the broad topic of nonhuman primate development as affected by early environmental influences. While ours is the only bibliography of this literature which includes both abstracts and indexing, several previous publications are worth noting as we found them particularly helpful in our own work. Those bibliographies, compiled by Agar and Mitchell (1973), Stoffer and Stoffer (1976), and Roy (1976, 1977), are excellent. In addition to the articles cited in these sources we have added approximately 400 more articles with abstracts and indexing.
Author : Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Psychology
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Book Synopsis Child Nurturance by : Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Download or read book Child Nurturance written by Hiram E. Fitzgerald. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The underlying theme uniting the papers of this volume is the quest for a further understanding of human behavior. The similarities between the behaviors of other primates and humans have captivated us even before a science arose. But what is the justification for making such comparisons? Comparisons, like classifications, can be made on any basis whatever. The aim in making any scientific comparison is the same as doing a classification. That is, one attempts to make the comparison on a "natural" basis. Natural, in this case, means that the comparison reflects processes that occur in nature. The fundamental paradigm for making natural comparisons in biology is based on evolutionary theory. The evolutionary paradigm is inherently one of comparisons between and within species. Conversely, it is impossible to begin to make cross species comparisons without making, implicitly at least, evolutionary arguments. But evolution is a complex construct of theories (Lewis, 1980), and comparisons can be made out of different theoretical bases. F or the sake of this discussion we can combine varieties of sub-theories into two categories: those having to do with descent with modification, and those concerned with the mechanics of evolutionary change--notably natural selection.
Author : National Research Council
Release : 1998-11-03
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates by : National Research Council
Download or read book The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates written by National Research Council. This book was released on 1998-11-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psychological well-being. The amendment, however, provides few specifics. The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates recommends practical approaches to meeting those requirements. It focuses on what is known about the psychological needs of primates and makes suggestions for assessing and promoting their well-being. This volume examines the elements of an effective care programâ€"social companionship, opportunities for species-typical activity, housing and sanitation, and daily care routinesâ€"and provides a helpful checklist for designing a plan for promoting psychological well-being. The book provides a wealth of specific and useful information about the psychological attributes and needs of the most widely used and exhibited nonhuman primates. Readable and well-organized, it will be welcomed by animal care and use committees, facilities administrators, enforcement inspectors, animal advocates, researchers, veterinarians, and caretakers.
Author : Jean Balch Williams
Release : 1988
Genre : Primates
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Book Synopsis Group Behavioral Variations in Feral and Free-ranging Nonhuman Primates by : Jean Balch Williams
Download or read book Group Behavioral Variations in Feral and Free-ranging Nonhuman Primates written by Jean Balch Williams. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
