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Orangutans
Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation
Edited by Serge A. Wich, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik
440 pages
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83 line illustrations and 30 black and white halftone illustrations
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246x189mm
978-0-19-958415-4
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Paperback
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07 January 2010
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- Synthesis of orangutan biology from all existing study sites, adopting a novel comparative approach
- Analysis and comparison of the latest data, developing a theoretical framework to explain demographic and behavioural variation
- Emphasis of the crucial impact of human settlement on orangutans and the future prospects for the survival of natural populations
- Contribution of top names in the field
This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioural ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed, on the strength of the latest genetic and morphological evidence, it has been proposed that orangutans actually constitute two species which diverged more than a million years ago - one on the island of Sumatra the other on Borneo, with the latter comprising three subspecies.
This book has two main aims. The first is to carefully compare data from every orangutan research site, examining the differences and
similarities between orangutan species, subspecies, and populations. The second is to develop a theoretical framework in which these differences and similarities can be explained. To achieve these goals the editors have assembled the world's leading orangutan experts to rigorously synthesize and compare the data, quantify the similarities or differences, and seek to explain them.
Orangutans is the first synthesis of orangutan biology to adopt this novel, comparative approach. It analyses and compares the latest data, developing a theoretical framework to explain morphological, life history, and behavioural variation. Intriguingly, not all behavioural differences can be attributed to ecological variation between and within the two islands; relative rates of social
learning also appear to have been influential. The book also emphasizes the crucial impact of human settlement on orangutans and looks ahead to the future prospects for the survival of critically endangered natural populations.Readership: This accessible text is suitable for both graduate level students and professional researchers in the fields of primatology, behavioural ecology, biological anthropology, and conservation biology.
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Edited by Serge A. Wich, Great Ape Trust of Iowa, USA, and University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tatang Mitra Setia, Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Carel P. van Schaik, Anthropological Institute & Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland Contributors:
Ahbam Abulami; Marc Ancrenaz; Rebecca Brassey; Francis Q. Brearley; Michael W. Bruford; Onnie Byers; Lounès Chikhi; Robin H. Crompton; Marina Davila Ross; Roberto A. Delgado, Jr; Reniastoeti Djojoasmoro; Agnes Ferisa; Ivona Foitová; Gabriella M. Fredriksson;
Nilofer Ghaffar; Benoît Goossens; Melvin Gumal; Dwi P. Handayani; Madeleine Hardus; Andrew J. Hearn; Matt Heydon; Michael A. Huffman; Simon J. Husson; Fairus Jalil; Sheena S. James; Tomoko Kanamori; Cheryl D. Knott; Purwo Kuncoro; Noko Kuze; Isabelle Lackman-Ancrenaz; Robert C. Lacy; Adriano R. Lameira; Mark Leighton; Andrew J. Marshall; Kim McConkey; Erik Meijaard; Tatang Mitra Setia; Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard; Nuzuar; Kisar Odom; Milan Olšanský; Lori Perkins; Didik Prasetyo; Peter Pratje; John Proctor; Hatta Ramlee; Peter Rodman; Norm Rosen; Anne E. Russon; Ramlan bin Sakong; Simone E. B. Sauren; Azrie Sawang; Robert W. Shumaker; Kade Sidiyasa; Togu Simorangkir; Ian Singleton; Suzette Stephens; Akira Suzuki; Andrea B. Taylor; Melissa Emery Thompson; Susannah K. Thorpe; Kathy
Traylor-Holtzer; S. Suci Utami Atmoko; Maria A. van Noordwijk; Carel P. van Schaik; Erin Vogel; Han de Vries; Serge A. Wich; Nurcahyo Wisnu; Carey P. Yeager
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Serge A. Wich, S. Suci Utami Atmoko, Tatang Mitra Setia, and Carel P. van Schaik: Preface
1: Benoît Goossens et al: Taxonomy, geographic variation and population genetics of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans
2: Andrea B. Taylor: The functional significance of variation in jaw form in orangutans: The African apes as an ecogeographic model
3: Suzannah K. S. Thorpe and Robin H. Crompton: Orangutan positional behavior: inter-specific variation and ecological correlates
4: Madeleine E. Hardus et al: A description of the orangutan's vocal and sound repertoire, with a focus on geographic variation
5: Serge A. Wich et al: Orangutan life history variation
6: Simon J. Husson et al: Orangutan distribution, density, abundance and impacts of disturbance
7: Andrew J. Marshall et al: The effects of forest phenology and floristics on populations of Bornean and Sumatran orangutans: are Sumatran forests better orangutan habitat than Bornean forests?
8: Helen C. Morrogh-Bernard et al: Orangutan activity budgets and diet: A comparison between species, populations and habitats
9: Anne E. Russon et al: Geographic variation in orangutan diets
10: Ivona Foitová et al: Parasites and their impacts on orangutan health
11: Cheryl D. Knott et al: The ecology of female reproduction in wild orangutans
12: Maria A. van Noordwijk et al: Development of independence: Sumatran and Bornean orangutans compared
13: Ian Singleton et al: Ranging behavior of orangutan females and social organization
14: Roberto A. Delgado et al: Geographical variation in orangutan long calls
15: S Suci Utami Atmoko et al: Male-male relationships in orangutans
16: S. Suci Utami Atmoko et al: Orangutan mating behavior and strategies
17: Tatang Mitra Setia et al: Social organization and male-female relationships
18: Carel P. van Schaik et al: Ecological sex differences in wild orangutans
19: Didik Prasetyo et al: Nest building in orangutans
20: Anne E. Russon et al: Innovation and intelligence in orangutans
21: Carel P. van Schaik et al: Orangutan cultures revisited
22: Andrew J. Marshall et al: Orangutan population biology, life history, and conservation: Perspectives from PVA models
23: Anne E. Russon: Orangutan rehabilitation and reintroduction: Successes, failures, and role in conservation
24: Carel P. van Schaik, Andrew J. Marshall, and Serge A. Wich: Geographic variation in orangutan behavior and biology: its functional interpretation and its mechanistic basis
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