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Primatology is the learn of primates. These are the diverse discipline and primatologists can be found around departments of biology, anthropology, psychology and many others. These are closely related physical anthropology, which is the primatology of the genus Homo, especially Homo sapiens. A fields cross all over in the survey of the hominids, which includes all ape-prefer ancestors of man & a more great apes (for a listings of most common ascendent by having more residing metal money view The Ancestor's Tale).
Modern primatology is an extremely diverse science. It ranges from either anatomical studies of primate ancestors and field studies of primates in their natural habitat, to experiments in animal psychology and ape language. It has cast an brobdingnagian total of weak in basic man behaviors and ancient ancestry one behaviors.
Primatologists
Jane Goodall
Dian Fossey
Biruté Galdikas
Colin Groves
Dawn Prince-Hughes
Karen Strier
Frans de Waal
Sherwood Washburn
Robert Yerkes
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Primate Research Institute
Kyoto University's primate resources that include general information and photographs. Based in Japan.
Primatology.de
Research projects and their results in primatology and anthropology by Dr. Olav Roehrer-Ertl in Munich, Germany.
German Primate Center
Showcases general information, research, photograph gallery, publications and news. Based in Göttingen.
Primate Society of Great Britain
Promotes research of primate biology, conservation and management. Provides thorough coverage of the society's work.
American Society of Primatologists
Data on scientific primatology, research, conservation efforts, teaching aids and the society's book series.
Gibbon Research Lab
Offers an introduction to the natural history of gibbons, review of systematics and singing behavior, images, articles and news.
The Next Frontier: Probing The Mind of Another Species
Article from The Scientist magazine by Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth.
South Indian Primate Research Academy
Data, pictures and related links concerning the primates and rainforests of southern India.
African Primates At Home
Images, audio, links and data about wild monkeys and apes studied by primatologist Dr. M.K. Holder in East Africa.
Evolution of Primate Intelligence
Scott Rifkin discusses several hypotheses regarding the evolution of primate brain structure.
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