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Primatology is the scientific study of non-human primates. [1] It is a diverse discipline at the boundary between mammalogy and anthropology , and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy , anthropology , biology , medicine , psychology , veterinary sciences and zoology , as well as in animal sanctuaries, biomedical research ...
Primate archaeology is a field of research established in 2008 that combines research interests and foci from primatology and archaeology.The main aim of primate archaeology is to study behavior of extant and extinct primates and the associated material records.
In primatology the interface between humans and other primates is generally described as competition for space and resources, a contest between humans and other primates. While competition does occur, it is a very incomplete description of the interface, and the co-ecologies, of humans and other primates.
Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark was one of the primatologists who developed the idea of trends in primate evolution and the methodology of arranging the living members of an order into an "ascending series" leading to humans. [7] Commonly used names for groups of primates such as prosimians, monkeys, lesser apes, and great apes reflect this methodology.
The Hominoid Personality Questionnaire (also: HPQ) is a personality rating instrument used for non-human primates.It is an extended version of the Orangutan Personality Questionnaire, which was an extended version of King and Figueredo's [1] Chimpanzee Personality Questionnaire.
Folia Primatologica is the official journal of the European Federation for Primatology, and official journal of the Primate Society of Great Britain. Founded in 1963, the journal covers diverse areas of primatology, including molecular biology, social behaviour, ecology, conservation, palaeontology, systematics and functional anatomy.
For primatologists, the kyokan method is a very subjective and empathic form of research. It involves feelings of mutual relationship, attachment and shared experience between both the researcher and their subject. As Kawai argued: "By positively entering the group, by making contact on some level, objectivity can be established.
Sherwood Larned Washburn (() November 26, 1911 – () April 16, 2000), nicknamed "Sherry", was an American physical anthropologist, and "a legend in the field." [1] He was pioneer in the field of primatology, opening it to the study of primates in their natural habitats.