Better Homes and Gardens New Teen Book
by Wade F. Horn (Author), Carol Keough (Author)
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The small apes, or gibbons, are among our closest living relatives, yet they have received little attention from the scientific community and the public in comparison with the other living apes. This oversight is not due to lack of appeal; their physical beauty, graceful acrobatic movements, and thrilling songs make it clear why gibbons are always among the most popular animals in zoos. Rather, the inherent difficulties involved in studying or filming gibbons in their natural habitats and, show more in some cases, the misconception that among apes, smaller means lesser, have led many researchers and filmmakers to focus their attentions elsewhere. Nonetheless, a growing number of intrepid field and laboratory researchers have made steady progress in the study of gibbon behavior and ecology over the last several decades. This volume is a systematic compilation of recent research on gibbon socioecology and population biology with a focus on understanding gibbons in the context of their natural habitats, and includes contributions on a range of topics, including gibbon biogeography, the ecological roles played by gibbons in their ecosystems, the origins and functions of key gibbon social and ecological adaptations, and the conservation status of wild gibbon populations. The contributors address both theoretical questions and the practical implications of our growing knowledge about gibbon adaptations. While gibbons share several important social features with humans, thus providing parallels for understanding human evolution, they are also fascinating creatures in their own right and act as vital components of tropical forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, gibbons are also among the most endangered living apes. This volume should be of interest to researchers and students from a variety of fields, including anthropologists, animal behaviorists, tropical ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and conservation biologists. show lessTags
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- Better Homes and Gardens New Teen Book: An A-to-Z Guide for Parents of 9- to 16-Year-Olds
- Original publication date
- 1999
- Dedication
- For my wife, Claudia, who sustains me with her love, and my two teenage daughters, Christen and Caroline, who keep me honest and fill me with joy. - Wade Horn
My work in this book is dedicated to my dear husband Bill (my coconspirator in raising teenagers) as well as to Bradley, Jeffrey, Fiona, Josiah, and Samantha. - Carol Keough - First words
- When you made that fateful decision some 12 or so years ago to have a child, deep down inside you knew that sooner or later this day would come.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There really is more to life than TV. Unplug the beast, and discover what you've both been missing.
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- English
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- Nonfiction
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- 649.124 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Child rearing; home care of people with illnesses and disabilities by family and friends Parenting Parenting Children by Age School-Age Children
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- HQ793 .H63 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women The family. Marriage. Home Youth. Adolescents. Teenagers
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