BOOKS
Primate Parasite Ecology: The dynamics and study of hostparasite relationships, edited by M.F- Huffman and C.A. Chapman. 2009. Cambridge University Press. 548pp. ISBN: 978-0521872461. Monkeys and apes often share parasites with humans, so understanding the ecology of infectious diseases in non-human primates is of paramount importance. Furthermore, there is accumulating evidence that environmental change may promote contact between humans and non-human primates and increase the possibility of sharing infectious disease. This book provides up-to-date information on the methods of study, natural history and ecology/theory of the exciting field of primate parasite ecology. Contents: 1. Collection methods and diagnostic procedures for primate parasitology — E.C.Greiner & A. McIntosh; 2. Methods for collection and identification of minute nematodes from the feces of primates — H. Hasegawa; 3. The utility of molecular methods for elucidating primate/pathogen relationships — R. B. Gasser, J.M. de Gruijter & A.M. Polderman; 4. The application of endocrine measures in primate parasite ecology — M.P. Muehlenbein; 5. Using agent based models to investigate primate disease ecology — C.L. Nunn; 6. What does a parasite see when it looks at a chimpanzee? — M.V.K. Sukhdeo & S.C. Sukhdeo; 7. Primate malarias — A. DiFiore, T. Disotell, P. Gagneux & F.J. Ayala; 8. Disease avoidance and the evolution of primate social connectivity — P.D. Walsh, M. Bermejo & J.D. Rodriguez; 9. Primate/parasitic zoonoses and anthropozoonoses — T. Kaur & J. Singh; 10. Lice and other parasites as markers of primate evolution history — D.L. Reed, M.A. Toups, J.E. Light, J.M. Allen & S. Flannigan; 11. Cryptic species and biodiversity of lice from primates — N.P. Leo; 12. Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in intestinal microflora of non-human primates — S. Fujita, A. Ogasawara & T. Kageyama; 13. Intestinal bacteria of chimpanzees in the wild and in captivity — K. Ushida; 14. Gastrointestinal parasites of bonobos in the Lomako Forest — J. Dupain, C. Nell, K.J. Petrzelkova, P. Garcia, D. Modry & F. Ponce; 15. Habitat disturbance and seasonal fluctuations of lemur parasites — P.C. Wright, S.J. Arrigo, K.L. Hogg, B. Bannon, T.L. Morelli, J. Wyatt, A.L. Harivelo & F. Ratelolahy; 16. Chimpanzee/parasite ecology — M.A. Huffman, P. Pebsworth, C. Bahuneeta, S. Goto & M. Bardi; 17. Primate exposure and the emergence of novel retroviruses — N.D-Wolfe & W.M. Switzer; 18. Overview of parasites infecting howler monkeys and potential consequences of human-howler interactions — S.K. Vitakova; 19. Primate/parasite ecology — A.D. Hernández, A.J. Macintosh & M.A. Huffman; 20. Crop raiding — A.H. Weyher; 21. Can parasite infections de selective force influencing primate group size? — C.A. Chapman, J.M. Rothman & S.A.M. Hodder; 22. How does diet affect the parasite ecology of mountain gorillas? — J.M. Rothman, A.N. Pell & D.D. Bowman; 23. Connecting primate field data to theory — C.A. Champan, S.A.M. Hodder & J.M. Rothman; 24. Ways forward in the study of primate parasite ecology — C.A. Chapman, M.A. Huffman, S.J. Ryan, R. Sengupta & T.L. Goldberg; 25. Useful diagnostic references and images of protozoans, helminths and nematodes commonly found in wild primates — H. Hasegawa, C.A. Chapman & M.A. Huffman.
Nature unbound: Conservation, capitalism and the future of protected areas, by J. Igoe, D. Brockington and R. Duffy. 2008. Earthscan Publications. 240pp. ISBN: 978— 1844074402. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of the rise of protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual categories they impose. It also explores key debates on devolution, participation and democracy; the role and uniqueness of indigenous peoples and other local communities; institutions and resource management; hegemony, myth and symbolic power in conservation success stories; tourism, poverty and conservation; and the transformation of social and material relations which community conservation entails. Contents: 1. Nature unbound; 2. Histories and geographies of protected areas; 3. The imperatives for conservation; 4. The power of parks; 5. Local management of natural resources; 6. Conservation and indigenous peoples; 7. The spread of tourist habitat; 8. International conservation; 9. Conservation and capitalism.
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Selected abstracts from the 32nd meeting of the American Society of Primatologist, San Diego, California September 18–21, 2009.
Selected abstracts from the 78th Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2009, Vol 138 Suppl 48.