04028nam 2200625 a 450 991043761200332120200520144314.01-283-62358-797866139360351-4614-3967-110.1007/978-1-4614-3967-7(CKB)2670000000245843(EBL)994524(OCoLC)809202206(SSID)ssj0000746031(PQKBManifestationID)11430133(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000746031(PQKBWorkID)10860140(PQKB)11341962(DE-He213)978-1-4614-3967-7(MiAaPQ)EBC994524(PPN)168298899(EXLCZ)99267000000024584320120618d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe macaque connection cooperation and conflict between humans and macaques /Sindhu Radhakrishna, Michael A. Huffman, Anindya Sinha, editors1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (254 p.)Developments in primatologyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4899-9947-7 1-4614-3966-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Traditional views of macaques -- pt. 3. Cooperative relationships between humans and macaques -- pt. 4. Current scenarios of human-macaque conflict -- pt. 5. How living with and beside humans has affected macaques.Most successful among the non-human primates in terms of geographical distribution and adaptability to ecological habitats, macaques have existed for many thousands of years in close contact with modern humans, the only primate more successful than them. Centuries-old literary works attest to the fact that macaques have always been an intrinsic part of human lives and imaginations. In their interactions with humans, macaques play multiple roles that often transcend the boundaries of categorization. They are often, simultaneously, wildlife and domestic pets, sentient beings and experimental subjects, crop-raiding pests and religious symbols.  In many parts of the tropics, macaques are an economic resource for human communities, as they provide meat and money through tourism and the animal trade. Equally, they cause much damage and bring about great economic losses due to their crop- and house-raiding tendencies. A more recent cause for alarm has been the possibility of transmission of diseases to humans due to contact with macaques. Across Asia, macaques, perhaps more than any other animal species, exemplify the multiple facets of synurbization and the conservation problems of commensal species.   Humans and macaques associate in rather remarkable ways, and this volume explores the tone and nature of those human-macaque connections by focusing on various forms of interactions between macaques and humans, change in human attitudes vis-à-vis macaques over the ages, cultural views on macaques, human-macaque conflict and its conservation implications. Its holistic perspective of the myriad aspects that illustrate the singular relationship between men and macaques makes it essential reading not only for primatologists and anthropologists but also for anyone interested in the intricacies of human-animal relations.Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects,1574-3489 ;43MacaquesMacaques.599.86415Radhakrishna Sindhu1757947Huffman Michael A1065520Sinha Anindya1757948International Primatological Society.Congress(23rd :2010 :Kyoto, Japan)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910437612003321The macaque connection4195988UNINA