Anthropology 2226A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sumatran Orangutan, Ethnography, Behavioral Ecology
9 Apr 2018
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On the relevance of apes to understanding humans. Primatological research field studies vs. captive/lab studies: (cid:498))n general, we have to acknowledge that wild studies tell us what primates do; captive studies tell. Long-term studies yield both depth of data and comparative information e. g. seasonal differences in behavioral ecology (e. g. Long-term studies yield both depth of data and comparative information e. g. seasonal differences in behavioral ecology (e. g. rainy vs dry seasons; breeding vs birth what they are capable of. (p. 144) Primatological research seasons; etc. : year to year fluctuations (e. g. birth cohort survivorship, growth , development and life cycle data; demographics, data on relatively rare events (e. g. inter-group transfers, predation attempts/occurrences, impact of cyclones/hurricanes/typhoons, etc. ) Long-term vs. short-term studies: thesis research: disturbance (western m. a. Short term studies yield detailed data relating to a specific research question e. g 3 to 4 month. Shauna k solomon early dry season responses of crowned lemurs to anthropogenic habitat.
