Book contents
- EthnoprimatologyA Practical Guide to Research at the Human–Nonhuman Primate Interface
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Ethnoprimatology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Methods
- 1 Introduction: Doing Ethnoprimatology in the Anthropocene
- Part I Characterizing the Interface
- 2 Introduction to Part I
- Section I Behavioral Ecology
- Section II Epidemiological Studies
- Section III Predator–Prey Studies
- 10 How Do Pagai, Mentawai Island (Sumatra, Indonesia) Nonhuman Primate Characteristics Affect Hunters’ Prey Selection?
- Section IV Human–Primate Conflict
- Part II Following the Data: Incorporating Ethnography
- Part III Implications for Conservation
- Index
- References
10 - How Do Pagai, Mentawai Island (Sumatra, Indonesia) Nonhuman Primate Characteristics Affect Hunters’ Prey Selection?
from Section III - Predator–Prey Studies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2017
Book contents
- EthnoprimatologyA Practical Guide to Research at the Human–Nonhuman Primate Interface
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Ethnoprimatology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Methods
- 1 Introduction: Doing Ethnoprimatology in the Anthropocene
- Part I Characterizing the Interface
- 2 Introduction to Part I
- Section I Behavioral Ecology
- Section II Epidemiological Studies
- Section III Predator–Prey Studies
- 10 How Do Pagai, Mentawai Island (Sumatra, Indonesia) Nonhuman Primate Characteristics Affect Hunters’ Prey Selection?
- Section IV Human–Primate Conflict
- Part II Following the Data: Incorporating Ethnography
- Part III Implications for Conservation
- Index
- References
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