The what and where of primate field research may be failing primate conservation

2019/07/01 by Michelle Bezanson, Allison McNamara · 1 citation

paper · doi:10.1002/evan.21790

Abstract

Abstract With approximately 30% of nonhuman primate species listed as critically endangered, the window of opportunity to conserve primates is closing fast. In this article, we focus on the degree to which publications in field primatology are biased in favor of particular taxa and field sites. We examined more than 29,000 peer‐reviewed articles and identified 876 field visits to 349 field sites. We found a highly clumped distribution by site and species. We also examined publication ethical statements and the extent to which they acknowledged local human communities (

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