1st Edition
The Gibbons of Khao Yai Seasonal Variation in Behavior and Ecology
By Thad Q. Bartlett
Copyright 2009
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Primatologists have long viewed small fruiting trees, like figs, as the reason for gibbons’ territorial and monogamous behavior. However, at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand where gibbons are prevalent, figs are one of the largest trees in the forest. In this long-term field study, Bartlett takes up this apparent contradiction, and follows gibbons as their major food sources wax and... Read more
1 History of Gibbon Field Studies: Monogamy, Frugivory and Territoriality
2 Study Animals, Study Site and Methods
3 Activity Budgets and Social Behavior
4 Diet and Feeding Behavior
5 Ranging Behavior
6 Territoriality and Intergroup Encounters
7 Gibbon Socioecology
8 Summary and Directions for Future Research
References Cited
Index
2 Study Animals, Study Site and Methods
3 Activity Budgets and Social Behavior
4 Diet and Feeding Behavior
5 Ranging Behavior
6 Territoriality and Intergroup Encounters
7 Gibbon Socioecology
8 Summary and Directions for Future Research
References Cited
Index
Biography
Authored by Bartlett, Thad Q.
