Monkeys, Apes, and Humans Primatology in Japan /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Huffman, Michael A. (Συγγραφέας), Nakagawa, Naofumi (Συγγραφέας), Go, Yasuhiro (Συγγραφέας), Imai, Hiroo (Συγγραφέας), Tomonaga, Masaki (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Biology,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Behavioral sciences.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal genetics.; Life Sciences.; Behavioral Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.

This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Cultural Diversity of Social Behaviors in Japanese Macaques
• 1.1 Cultural Behaviors That Have Shed Light on Non-human Primates.-1.2 Forgotten Cultures of Social Behaviors
• 1.3 Culture for Embracing Behaviors in Japanese Macaques: Prologue
• 1.4 Inter-population Differences in Behavioral Patterns and Presence or Absence of “Hug-Hug”
• 1.5 “Social Cultures” Among Non-human Primates References
• 2 Primate Self-medication and the Treatment of Parasite Infection
• 2.1 The Field of Primate Self-medication
• 2.2 Primate Self-medication and the Parasite Predicament
• 2.3 Behavioral Strategies of Health Maintenance and Parasite Control
• 2.4 Dietary Selection or Disease Prevention?
• 2.4.1 Medicinal Foods
• 2.4.2 Nutrient Poor Items
• 2.4.3 Hallucinogens and Stimulants
• 2.4.4 Antibiotic Properties
• 2.5 Therapeutic Self-medicative Behavior in Great Apes
• 2.5.1 Great Ape Parasites
• 2.5.2 Bitter Pith Chewing, a Chemical Mode of Parasite Control
• 2.5.3 Leaf-Swallowing, a Physical Mode of Parasite Control
• 2.6 Future Directions of Self-medication Research for the Health of Humans
• References
• 3 From Genes to the Mind: Comparative Genomics and Cognitive Science Elucidating Aspects of the Apes That Make Us Human
• 3.1 Exploring the Chimpanzee Mind: Thirty Five Years of Comparative-Cognitive Studies of Chimpanzees at the Primate Research Institute (PRI)
• 3.1.1 Comparative Cognitive Science
• 3.1.2 Teaching Visual Symbols to Chimpanzees: The Initiation of the “Ai Project”
• 3.1.3 How Do Chimpanzees See the World?
• 3.1.4 Comparative–Cognitive–Developmental Perspective
• 3.1.5 Step Toward the Next Decade of the Twenty-First Century
• 3.2 Primate Genome Database
• 3.2.1 Introduction
• 3.2.2 Geographical Information
• 3.2.3 Family Tree
• 3.2.4 Gallery
• 3.2.5 Genotype Comparison
• 3.2.6 Chromosome Image
• 3.2.7 Microarray
• 3.2.8 Personality Comparison
• 3.2.9 Genotype–Phenotype Relationship
• 3.3 Chimpanzee Genome Studies at an Individual Level at PRI
• 3.3.1 Advances in Genome Science in the Last Ten years
• 3.3.2 Application of NGS Technologies to Comparative Genomics Studies
• 3.3.3 Chimpanzee Genomics at an Individual Level to Understand Their Variations
• 3.3.4 Further Perspective for Linking the Genome and Phenome
• References.