Harry Harlow Wiki

Jane Goodall Wiki

Dian Fossey  Wiki

Evolutionary Origins of Religion Wiki

Primate Behavior Book Chapter

Introduction to Paleoanthropology/Primates/Humans Wiki

Primate Behavior Covers Social Structure, Communication

Related Internet Sites Covers:Primatology Research Institute Links:

• DPZ German Primate Center (research facility for biological and biomedical research with primates)
• Duke University Lemur Center (a research center for prosimian research)
• The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute and Friends of Washoe (the home of Washoe, her family, and chimpanzee friends; Central Washington University)
• The Gorilla Foundation (a site focusing on Koko the gorilla and conservation of gorillas in the wild)
• Colombian Primate Network (a research and conservation oriented organization focused on the monkeys of Colombia)
• The Jane Goodall Institute (chimpanzee research research and protection)
• Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (extensive links and information primarily for graduate students--University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center (mostly medical and psychological research on primates--Emory University)

Primate Species Links:

• African Primates at Home (information about specific species of African primates, including sounds--Washington University, St. Louis)
• Animal Diversity Web: Order Primates (extensive lists of primates that have been scientifically classified; University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
• Orangutans (PBS Nature Series links)
• Primate Conservation Inc. (information of the world's top 25 most endangered primates)
• Primate Photo Gallery (Smithsonian National Zoological Park)
• Yahoo links to ape, lemur, and monkey Web sites

Primate Communication Links:

• Language of Bonobos (research involved with teaching bonobos to communicate with people; Great Ape Trust of Iowa)
• Primate Vocalizations (sound recordings; National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Primate Intelligence Links:

• Great Apes Make Sophisticated Decisions: Research Suggests That Great Apes Are Capable of Caclculating the Odds Before Taking Risks (article from ScienceDaily)
• What Primates Think (article comparing brains of different primate species by Jill Locantore and Brendan Horton; Smithsonian National Zoological Park)

Other Related Links:

• Links to Primate Sanctuaries and Sanctuary Organizations (AESOP Project--Allied Effort to Save Our Primates)
• Mostly Monkeys (the website of a sanctuary for abused and unwanted animals)
• Primate Society of Great Britain (information about international fieldwork opportunities and scientific meetings)
• Save the Chimps (the website for a group that wants to build homes for former laboratory chimpanzees)

Biological Anthropological Section of AAA

Behavioral Research Blog

Primatology.net Blog

Primate Behavior and Evolution Bibliography

What Does it Mean to be Human? Smithsonian

Learning About Gorillas

Scientist Finds the Beginning of Morality in Primate Behavior

Animal Behavior Links Covers:

Introduction & History of Animal Behavior	Navigation, Orientation & Communication	Behavioral Genetics	Primate Behavior
Rat Training	Learning & Instinct	Social Behavior	Animal Behavior Resources
Wall Seeking	Evolution of Behavior	Conservation & Ecology Links

Monkey Matters Favorite Information Sites Covers:

• American Journal of Primatology Official Journal of the American Society of Primatologists.
• Animal Diversity Web Great searchable database with info on specific species.
• Aye-Aye's Primate Primer Learn about primates.
• D. Formenti's links: Primatology Extensive links to primate resources, assorted by category.
• Laboratory Primate Newsletter The Laboratory Primate Newsletter provides a central source of information about nonhuman primates and related matters to scientists who use these animals in their research and those whose work supports such research.
• Living Links Instead of hunting for missing links, why not focus on the living links between humans and their primate relatives?
• Primata Contains information on the theories of primate evolution, how platyrrhines arrived on South America, tree-shrews as primates, a taxonomy of extinct primates, a listing of links on the web about primate evolution, morphology, range, ecology, locomotion, social behavior, communication, and reproduction of each species of primate.
• Primata Links Links found on the web that relate to primate behavior.
• Primate Behavior Database Primate fact sheets.
• Primate Report The Primate Report publishes original papers, abstracts and contributions from the meetings of national and international primatological societies, from symposia as well as book reviews. Special issues like surveys on primatological activities in habitat countries and census of captive primates in the Old World countries complete the spectrum.
• Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Excellent source for primate information. Home of the Primate Info Net.
• Zoology / Primates Extensive information about primates.

Primate Behavior Good for organizations

The Evolution of Primate Behavior Scholarly article

Mendeley Good for papers and groups