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Zusatztext An invaluable addition to the description of chimpanzee behavioural diversity, and a classic demonstration of how to combine research and conservation. Even more, it is an elegant introduction to the natural history of a species that still offers important biological puzzles. Informationen zum Autor Vernon Reynolds first began to study the chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest, Uganda, in 1962. He returned to found the Budongo Forest Project in 1990. He is the recipient of the President's Award, American Society of Primatologists, 2000, and the Chairman's Award, Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society, 2000. Professor Reynolds is also the author of numerous books and journal articles. Klappentext This book describes in detail the work of a large number of students and senior researchers on the wild chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest Reserve in Western Uganda. Vernon Reynolds presents a coherent and in-depth account of one chimpanzee community of more than 60 individuals! living in the Sonso area in the middle of the Budongo Forest! which he and his colleagues have studied intensively over the last 15 years. He describes their forest habitat! their diet andculture! their social organisation and behaviour! their diseases! and the threats to them that derive from the actions of people in the surrounding villages. The book combines new and often unpublished studies with past publications! and also compares the Budongo chimpanzees with wild chimpanzeesstudied at other sites across Africa. The result is the most comprehensive account of the Budongo chimpanzees ever published! with a wealth of referenced material that will serve as a source of information for many years to come. Zusammenfassung Describes in detail the work of a large number of students and senior researchers on the wild chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest Reserve in Western Uganda. This book combines studies with past publications, and also compares the Budongo chimpanzees with wild chimpanzees studied at other sites across Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Introduction by Jane Goodall 1: The Budongo Forest 2: The Sonso community 3: Morbidity and mortality 4: Diet and culture at Sonso 5: Social organization 6: Social behaviour and relationships 7: Infanticide 8: Intra-community killing 9: The problem of snares 10: The human foreground 11: The Kasokwa Forest chimpanzees 12: The future of Budongo's chimpanzees and of the chimpanzees of Uganda as a whole References Appendix 1. The Sonso chimpanzee community Appendix 2. Plant food species Appendix 3. Genetics of the Sonso community Appendix 4. Reports on (a) necropsy of Ruda; (b) outbreak of respiratory disease Appendix 5. Other primate species of the Budongo Forest Appendix 6. The Budongo Forest Project ...
