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The Japanese Macaques

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Editors:
  1. Naofumi Nakagawa

    1. Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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  2. Masayuki Nakamichi

    1. Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

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  3. Hideki Sugiura

    1. Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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  • Most comprehensive source of information on Japanese macaques ever published
  • Emphasizes understanding of intraspecific variations in morphology, genetic structure, physiology, ecology, and behaviors
  • Includes many beautiful color photos of Japanese macaques
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Primatology Monographs (PrimMono)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Intra-specific Variation: Overview of Field Research and Related Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Research History of Japanese Macaques in Japan

      • Juichi Yamagiwa
      Pages 3-25

    3. Morphological Characteristics, Growth, and Aging in Japanese Macaques

      • Yuzuru Hamada, Ayumi Yamamoto
      Pages 27-52

    4. Modes of Differentiation in Japanese Macaques: Perspectives from Population Genetics

      • Yoshi Kawamoto
      Pages 53-76

  4. Intra-specific Variation: Behaviors and Social Relationships

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. The Ecological Design of the Affiliative Vocal Communication Style in Wild Japanese Macaques: Behavioral Adjustments to Social Contexts and Environments

      • Hiroki Koda, Hideki Sugiura
      Pages 165-190

    3. Cultured Japanese Macaques: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Stone Handling Behavior and Its Implications for the Evolution of Behavioral Tradition in Nonhuman Primates

      • Michael A. Huffman, Jean-Baptiste Leca, Charmalie A. D. Nahallage
      Pages 191-219

    4. Interaction Between Male and Female Mating Strategies and Factors Affecting Reproductive Outcome

      • Shiho Fujita
      Pages 221-239

    5. Lifetime Social Development in Female Japanese Macaques

      • Masayuki Nakamichi, Kazunori Yamada
      Pages 241-270

    6. Intraspecific Differences in Social Structure of the Japanese Macaques: A Revival of Lost Legacy by Updated Knowledge and Perspective

      • Naofumi Nakagawa
      Pages 271-290

  5. Recent Topics from Unique Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 291-291
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    2. Topic 1: Behavior-Related Candidate Genes in Japanese Macaques

      • Miho Inoue-Murayama, Eiji Inoue, Kunio Watanabe, Akiko Takenaka, Yuichi Murayama
      Pages 293-301

    3. Topic 2: Fatty Acid Content of the Plants Consumed by Japanese Macaques

      • Akiko Takenaka, Yoshito Koyama, Shin’ichi Ito, Makoto Murase, Yoshikazu Ueno, Osamu Takenaka
      Pages 303-322

    4. Topic 3: Toward Understanding the Role of Diet in Host–Parasite Interactions: The Case for Japanese Macaques

      • Andrew J. J. MacIntosh, Michael A. Huffman
      Pages 323-344
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About this book

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.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The scope of the current volume is broader, in terms of both topic and the study populations considered, and, for this reason, especially welcome as a source of reference for an English-language readership.” (S. Peter Henzi, Primates, Vol. 52 (2), April, 2011)

“This multi-authored volume was produced to commemorate the 23rd Congress of the International Primatological Society that was held in Kyoto … . a very dense book in terms of the amount of material covered in what is a relatively slim volume. … the most comprehensive book ever published in English on Japanese macaques and I see no reason to doubt this. … a book that should be in everyone’s institution library and anyone interested in macaque biology should consider purchasing a copy … .” (Bill Sellers, Primate Eye, June, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Naofumi Nakagawa

  • Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Masayuki Nakamichi

  • Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Hideki Sugiura

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Japanese Macaques

  • Editors: Naofumi Nakagawa, Masayuki Nakamichi, Hideki Sugiura

  • Series Title: Primatology Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53886-8

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Tokyo 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-53885-1Published: 17 September 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54684-9Published: 02 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-53886-8Published: 09 September 2010

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5967

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5975

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 402

  • Topics: Zoology, Neurobiology, Conservation Biology/Ecology

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