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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: 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) , Carel P. van Schaik (Anthropological Institute & Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.965kg ISBN: 9780199584154ISBN 10: 019958415 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 07 January 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsSerge 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 References IndexReviews<br> This book is an impressive collaborative effort with over 70 authors contributing to a series of broad comparative chapters that document what we do and do not know about the similarities and differences among separate orangutan populations in many parts of Northern Sumatra and Borneo. This is behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology at its finest. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br> This book is an impressive collaborative effort with over 70 authors contributing to a series of broad comparative chapters that document what we do and do not know about the similarities and differences among separate orangutan populations in many parts of Northern Sumatra and Borneo. This is behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology at its finest. --The Quarterly Review of Biology This book is an impressive collaborative effort with over 70 authors contributing to a series of broad comparative chapters that document what we do and do not know about the similarities and differences among separate orangutan populations in many parts of Northern Sumatra and Borneo. This is behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology at its finest. --The Quarterly Review of Biology Author InformationSerge Wich received his MSc in animal behaviour in 1995 at Utrecht University (the Netherlands) for which he conducted a study on food competition in wild Sumatran orangutans. In 2002, he received his PhD from the same university for a study on the structure and function of male Thomas langur long-distance vocalizations.In 2003, he started as a post-doc at Utrecht University to study 'cultural behaviour' of orangutans in two orangutans in two orangutan poplulations one on Sumatra and on on Borneo. Currently he is a visiting scientist at Great Ape Trust of Iowa from where he continues with field work on Sumatran orangutans and is currently also involved in studies on the orangutans and bonobos at Great Ape Trust. S. Suci Utami Atmoko started conducting research on orangutans while at the Universitas Nasional in Jakarta where she received her BA for a study on female reproduction.She continued her orangutan research on male bimaturism research at Utrecht University where she obtained her PhD in 2000. Since then she has been involved in orangutan research and conservation activities in Borneo and Sumatra. She is currently a lecturer at Univeritas nasional (jakarta, Indonesia). Tatang Mitra Setia started studying Indonesian primates in 1979 at the Ketambe research site. In 1988 he began his studies on social relationships of orangutans. In 1995 he received a MSc at Universitas Indonesia (Jakarta, Indonesia). He is involved in orangutan research on both Borneo and Sumatra and currently he is the Dean of the Biology Faculty of Universitas Nasional (Jakrta, Indonesia). Carel van Schaik has studied primates in Indonesia and elsewhere since 1976. He received his MSc at Utrecht University (the Netherlands) for a study on behavioral ontogeny in orangutans. In 1985 he obtained his PhD at the same unviersity for a study on the socioecology of long-tailed macaques. After a post-doc at Princeton University, he worked as a lectured at Utrecht University and later as a Professor at Duke University. He is interested in the social evolution of primates and currently studies orangutans at two sites in Indonesia. He is the author of a large number of scientific articles and has edited several books on topics ranging from male infanticide to primate conservaton. Currently he is professor at and the director of the Antropological Institute & Museum of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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