The Japanese Macaques

Part I: Intra-specific Variation: Overview of Field Research and Related Studies

Chapter 1 Research History of Japanese Macaques in Japan

Chapter 2 Morphological Characteristics, Growth, and Aging in Japanese Macaques

Chapter 3 Modes of Differentiation in Japanese Macaques: Perspectives from Population Genetics

Part II: Intra-specific Variation: Ecology and Conservation

Chapter 4 Ecological Adaptations of Temperate Primates: Population Density of Japanese Macaques

Chapter 5 Regional, Temporal, and Interindividual Variation in the Feeding Ecology of Japanese Macaques

Chapter 6 Seed Dispersal by Japanese Macaques

Chapter 7 Conservation: Present Status of the Japanese Macaque Population and Its HabitatPart III: Intra-specific Variation: Behaviors and Social Relationships

Chapter 8 The Ecological Design of the Affiliative Vocal Communication Style in Wild Japanese Macaques: Behavioral Adjustments to Social Contexts and Environments

Chapter 9 Cultured Japanese Macaques: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Stone Handling Behavior and Its Implications for the Evolution of Behavioral Tradition in Nonhuman Primates

Chapter 10 Interaction Between Male and Female Mating Strategies and Factors Affecting Reproductive Outcome

Chapter 11 Lifetime Social Development in Female Japanese Macaques

Chapter 12 Intraspecific Differences in Social Structure of the Japanese Macaques: A Revival of Lost Legacy by Updated Knowledge and Perspective

Part IV: Recent Topics from Unique Approaches

Topic 1 Behavior-Related Candidate Genes in Japanese Macaques

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

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

Topic 4 Did a Habitat Bottleneck Exist in the Recent History of Japanese Macaques?

Topic 5 Resolution of Human-Macaque Conflicts: Changing from Top-Down to Community-Based Damage Management

Topic 6

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)