Field Guide to the Primates of Indonesia

Jatna Supriatna (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 233 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-83205-6 (ISBN)

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This primate field guide can be used to refer to information on each species, or it can be used to find which species exist on each island, as shown at the back of the book. A list of primates in Indonesia is provided with local, English, and scientific names. Once the name is identified the user can go to the description of the genus and species. Also given is the conservation status of each species except for the most recently described, whose status is not yet known. The information on each species' natural history, behavior, ecology, and where to see it in parks and/or forested areas outside parks is included. Field Guide to the Primates of Indonesia primate drawings are by Stephen Nash and photographs were donated by many of the author's friends from Indonesia and abroad.

Dr. Jatna Supriatna received his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. He is presently a professor of conservation biology at the University of Indonesia. Previously from 1995 to 2010, he was the Regional Vice President and Executive Director for the Indonesian branch of Conservation International.

An Overview of Indonesia's Primates.- Primate History, Primate-Watching and Primate-Lifelisting.- Why are primates interesting to humans?.- Using This Field Guide.- Family Lorisidae.- Family Tarsiidae.- Family Cercopithecidae.- Family Hylobatidae.- Family Pogidae.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.01.2022
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 233 p. 134 illus., 121 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	145 x 210 mm
Gewicht	326 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Veterinärmedizin
Schlagworte	Ecotourism • Gibbon • Langur • Loris • Macaque • Non-human primates • Orangutan • Tarsier
ISBN-10	3-030-83205-8 / 3030832058
ISBN-13	978-3-030-83205-6 / 9783030832056
Zustand	Neuware