Ebook: The Japanese Macaques

Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have been studied by primatologists since 1948, and considerable knowledge of the primate has been accumulated to elucidate the adaptation of the species over time and to distinct environments in Japan. The Japanese macaque is especially suited to intragenera and interpopulation comparative studies of behavior, physiology, and morphology, and to socioecology studies in general. This book, the most comprehensive ever published in English on Japanese macaques, is replete with contributions by leading researchers in field primatology. Highlighted are topics of intraspecific variations in the ecology and behaviors of the macaque. Such variations provide evidence of the ecological determinants on this species’ mating and social behaviors, along with evidence of cultural behavior. The book also addresses morphology, population genetics, recent habitat change, and conflicts with humans, and attests to the plasticity and complex adaptive system of macaque societies. The valuable information in this volume is recommended reading for researchers in primatology, anthropology, zoology, animal behavior, and conservation biology.

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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have been studied by primatologists since 1948, and considerable knowledge of the primate has been accumulated to elucidate the adaptation of the species over time and to distinct environments in Japan. The Japanese macaque is especially suited to intragenera and interpopulation comparative studies of behavior, physiology, and morphology, and to socioecology studies in general. This book, the most comprehensive ever published in English on Japanese macaques, is replete with contributions by leading researchers in field primatology. Highlighted are topics of intraspecific variations in the ecology and behaviors of the macaque. Such variations provide evidence of the ecological determinants on this species’ mating and social behaviors, along with evidence of cultural behavior. The book also addresses morphology, population genetics, recent habitat change, and conflicts with humans, and attests to the plasticity and complex adaptive system of macaque societies. The valuable information in this volume is recommended reading for researchers in primatology, anthropology, zoology, animal behavior, and conservation biology.

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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have been studied by primatologists since 1948, and considerable knowledge of the primate has been accumulated to elucidate the adaptation of the species over time and to distinct environments in Japan. The Japanese macaque is especially suited to intragenera and interpopulation comparative studies of behavior, physiology, and morphology, and to socioecology studies in general. This book, the most comprehensive ever published in English on Japanese macaques, is replete with contributions by leading researchers in field primatology. Highlighted are topics of intraspecific variations in the ecology and behaviors of the macaque. Such variations provide evidence of the ecological determinants on this species’ mating and social behaviors, along with evidence of cultural behavior. The book also addresses morphology, population genetics, recent habitat change, and conflicts with humans, and attests to the plasticity and complex adaptive system of macaque societies. The valuable information in this volume is recommended reading for researchers in primatology, anthropology, zoology, animal behavior, and conservation biology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Research History of Japanese Macaques in Japan....Pages 3-25
Morphological Characteristics, Growth, and Aging in Japanese Macaques....Pages 27-52
Modes of Differentiation in Japanese Macaques: Perspectives from Population Genetics....Pages 53-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Ecological Adaptations of Temperate Primates: Population Density of Japanese Macaques....Pages 79-97
Regional, Temporal, and Interindividual Variation in the Feeding Ecology of Japanese Macaques....Pages 99-127
Seed Dispersal by Japanese Macaques....Pages 129-142
Conservation: Present Status of the Japanese Macaque Population and Its Habitat....Pages 143-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
The Ecological Design of the Affiliative Vocal Communication Style in Wild Japanese Macaques: Behavioral Adjustments to Social Contexts and Environments....Pages 165-190
Cultured Japanese Macaques: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Stone Handling Behavior and Its Implications for the Evolution of Behavioral Tradition in Nonhuman Primates....Pages 191-219
Interaction Between Male and Female Mating Strategies and Factors Affecting Reproductive Outcome....Pages 221-239
Lifetime Social Development in Female Japanese Macaques....Pages 241-270
Intraspecific Differences in Social Structure of the Japanese Macaques: A Revival of Lost Legacy by Updated Knowledge and Perspective....Pages 271-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Topic 1: Behavior-Related Candidate Genes in Japanese Macaques....Pages 293-301
Topic 2: Fatty Acid Content of the Plants Consumed by Japanese Macaques....Pages 303-322
Topic 3: Toward Understanding the Role of Diet in Host–Parasite Interactions: The Case for Japanese Macaques....Pages 323-344
Topic 4: Did a Habitat Bottleneck Exist in the Recent History of Japanese Macaques?....Pages 345-357
Topic 5: Resolution of Human–Macaque Conflicts: Changing from Top-Down to Community-Based Damage Management....Pages 359-373
Topic 6: Social Object Play Among Juvenile Japanese Macaques....Pages 375-385
Topic 7: Japanese Macaque Society as a Complex Adaptive System....Pages 387-394
Color Plates....Pages 403-404
Back Matter....Pages 395-402

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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have been studied by primatologists since 1948, and considerable knowledge of the primate has been accumulated to elucidate the adaptation of the species over time and to distinct environments in Japan. The Japanese macaque is especially suited to intragenera and interpopulation comparative studies of behavior, physiology, and morphology, and to socioecology studies in general. This book, the most comprehensive ever published in English on Japanese macaques, is replete with contributions by leading researchers in field primatology. Highlighted are topics of intraspecific variations in the ecology and behaviors of the macaque. Such variations provide evidence of the ecological determinants on this species’ mating and social behaviors, along with evidence of cultural behavior. The book also addresses morphology, population genetics, recent habitat change, and conflicts with humans, and attests to the plasticity and complex adaptive system of macaque societies. The valuable information in this volume is recommended reading for researchers in primatology, anthropology, zoology, animal behavior, and conservation biology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Research History of Japanese Macaques in Japan....Pages 3-25
Morphological Characteristics, Growth, and Aging in Japanese Macaques....Pages 27-52
Modes of Differentiation in Japanese Macaques: Perspectives from Population Genetics....Pages 53-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Ecological Adaptations of Temperate Primates: Population Density of Japanese Macaques....Pages 79-97
Regional, Temporal, and Interindividual Variation in the Feeding Ecology of Japanese Macaques....Pages 99-127
Seed Dispersal by Japanese Macaques....Pages 129-142
Conservation: Present Status of the Japanese Macaque Population and Its Habitat....Pages 143-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
The Ecological Design of the Affiliative Vocal Communication Style in Wild Japanese Macaques: Behavioral Adjustments to Social Contexts and Environments....Pages 165-190
Cultured Japanese Macaques: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Stone Handling Behavior and Its Implications for the Evolution of Behavioral Tradition in Nonhuman Primates....Pages 191-219
Interaction Between Male and Female Mating Strategies and Factors Affecting Reproductive Outcome....Pages 221-239
Lifetime Social Development in Female Japanese Macaques....Pages 241-270
Intraspecific Differences in Social Structure of the Japanese Macaques: A Revival of Lost Legacy by Updated Knowledge and Perspective....Pages 271-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Topic 1: Behavior-Related Candidate Genes in Japanese Macaques....Pages 293-301
Topic 2: Fatty Acid Content of the Plants Consumed by Japanese Macaques....Pages 303-322
Topic 3: Toward Understanding the Role of Diet in Host–Parasite Interactions: The Case for Japanese Macaques....Pages 323-344
Topic 4: Did a Habitat Bottleneck Exist in the Recent History of Japanese Macaques?....Pages 345-357
Topic 5: Resolution of Human–Macaque Conflicts: Changing from Top-Down to Community-Based Damage Management....Pages 359-373
Topic 6: Social Object Play Among Juvenile Japanese Macaques....Pages 375-385
Topic 7: Japanese Macaque Society as a Complex Adaptive System....Pages 387-394
Color Plates....Pages 403-404
Back Matter....Pages 395-402
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