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  | | Unwitting Travelers A History of Primate Reintroduction by Benjamin B. Beck Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2019 by Salt Water Media, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-62806-208-3, ISBN: 1-62806-208-8 "Unwitting Travelers is an encyclopedic collection of 234 primate reintroduction programs that were conducted between the 16th century and the present. The author, Benjamin Beck, combs through more than 600 sources to document the location, dates, species, numbers of animals, methods, purposes, and outcomes of each program. His work reveals that more than 24,000 primates have been reintroduced in the wild. With only a single exception, t ..." |
 | | Ape by Benjamin B. Beck Paperback, 278 Pages, Published 2015 by Salt Water Media, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-62806-080-5, ISBN: 1-62806-080-8 |
 | | Animal Tool Behavior(Updated) The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals by Robert W. Shumaker, Kristina R. Walkup, Benjamin B. Beck, Gordon M. Burghardt, Kristina R. Shumaker Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2011 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9853-2, ISBN: 0-8018-9853-6 "When published in 1980, Benjamin B. Beck's "Animal Tool Behavior "was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human animals. Beck showed that animals--from insects to primates--employed different types of tools to solve numerous problems. His work inspired and energized legions of researchers to study the use of tools by a wide variety of species.In this revised and updated edit ..." |
 | | Great Apes and Humans The Ethics of Coexistence (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation Series) by Benjamin B. Beck, Michael Hutchins, Bryan Norton, Tara S. Stoinski, Terry L. Maple, Arnold Arluke, Andrew Rowan, Elizabeth F. Stevens Paperback, 388 Pages, Published 2014 by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press ISBN-13: 978-1-935623-58-8, ISBN: 1-935623-58-3 "The great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans -- are known to be our closest living relatives. Chimpanzees in particular share 98 percent of our DNA, and scientists widely agree that they exhibit intellectual abilities long thought to be unique to humans, such as self-awareness and the ability to interpret the moods and identify the needs of others. The close relation of apes to humans raises important ethical questio ..." |
 | | Primates in Question The Smithsonian Answer Book by Robert W. Shumaker, Benjamin B. Beck, Gerry Ellis, Shumaker Rw. Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Smithsonian Books ISBN-13: 978-1-58834-176-1, ISBN: 1-58834-176-3 "The mysterious and often unpredictable world of primates is explained by Smithsonian scientists in a question-and-answer format. Primates in Question, part of the Smithsonian's popular âIn Questionâ series, is a comprehensive response to the many thousands of calls and letters the Smithsonian receives regarding questions related to monkeys, apes, lemurs, tamarins, and their relatives. What are primates? How closely related are human ..." |
 | | PRIMATES IN QUESTION (Smithsonian Answer Book) by Shumaker Rw., Robert W. Shumaker, Benjamin B. Beck Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Smithsonian ISBN-13: 978-1-58834-151-8, ISBN: 1-58834-151-8 "The mysterious and often unpredictable world of primates is explained by Smithsonian scientists in a Q&A format. A comprehensive response to the many thousands of calls and letters the Smithsonian receives regarding questions related to monkeys, apes, lemurs, tamarins, and their relatives. What are primates? How closely related are humans to other primates? How strong is a gorilla? Why do primates spend so much time grooming? Why can' ..." |
 | | Great Apes and Humans(1st Edition) The Ethics of Coexistence (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation Series) by Michael Hutchins, Jane Goodall, Bryan G. Norton, Benjamin B. Beck, Raymond Corbey, Tara S. Stoinski, Terry L. Maple, Arnold Arluke, Elizabeth F. Stevens, David S. Wilkie, Smithsonian Institution Press Hardcover, 388 Pages, Published 2001 by Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56098-969-1, ISBN: 1-56098-969-6 "The great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans -- are known to be our closest living relatives. Chimpanzees in particular share 98 percent of our DNA, and scientists widely agree that they exhibit intellectual abilities long thought to be unique to humans, such as self-awareness and the ability to interpret the moods and identify the needs of others. The close relation of apes to humans raises important ethical questio ..." |
 | | Animal Tool Behavior The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals (Garland series in ethology) by Benjamin B. Beck Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 1980 by Taylor & Francis ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-7168-4, ISBN: 0-8240-7168-9 "When published in 1980, Benjamin B. Beck’s Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human animals. Beck showed that animals―from insects to primates―employed different types of tools to solve numerous problems. His work inspired and energized legions of researchers to study the use of tools by a wide variety of species.In this revised and updated edition ..." |
 | | Great Apes and Humans The Ethics of Coexistence by Benjamin B. Beck, Tara S. Stoinski, Michael Hutchins, Terry L. Maple, Bryan Norton 388 Pages, Published 2014 by Smithsonian Institution ISBN-13: 978-1-935623-47-2, ISBN: 1-935623-47-8 "In stark contrast, strangers are often met with hostility, and intergroup encounters can be violent, resulting in severe injury oreven death (Alford et al. 1995; Brent, Kessel,and Barrera 1997; deWaal 1986; Goodall 1986). This xenophobic and aggressive response to strangers has also been documented inother great ape species (gorillas: Brownand Wagster 1986; Hoff et al. 1996; orangutans: Poole 1987), with theexception of the bonobo ..." |
 | | published on(1st Edition) by Benjamin H. Beck, Eric Peatman Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 2015 by Academic Press ISBN-13: 978-0-12-417186-2, ISBN: 0-12-417186-9 |
 | | History of World Societies 9e V2 & Student's Guide to History 11e Format(9th Edition) Quantity pack by John P. Mckay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler, Roger B. Beck, Clare Haru Crowston, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Jules R. Benjamin, Varios Autores Paperback, Published 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin's ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-1240-4, ISBN: 1-4576-1240-2 |
 | | The Mind of the Chimpanzee Ecological and Experimental Perspectives by Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Stephen R. Ross, Sylvia Amsler, Benjamin Beck, Dora Biro, Millie Bloomsmith, Sarah F. Brosnan, Josep Call, Susana Carvalho, Ian Gilby, Brian Hare, Misato Hayashi, Satoshi Hirata, Kimberly Hockings, William Hopkins, Victoria Horner, Tatyana Humle, Susan Lambeth, William Mcgrew, Alicia Melis, John Mitani, David B. Morgan, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi, Michio Nakamura, Lisa Parr, Jaine Perlman, Steve Schapiro, Katie Slocombe, Claudia Sousa, Crickette Sanz, Marissa Sobolewski, Michael Tomasello, Masaki Tomonaga, Felix Warneken, Andrew Whiten, Roman M. Wittig, Richard Wrangham, Klaus Zuberbuhler, Jane Goodall, Jane Godall Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-49278-0, ISBN: 0-226-49278-8 "Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. The Mind of the Chimpanzee brings together scores of prominent scientists from around the world to share the most recent research into what goes on inside the mind of our closest living relative. Intertwining a range of topics-i ..." |
 | | The Mind of the Chimpanzee(1st Edition) Ecological and Experimental Perspectives by Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Stephen R. Ross, Jane Goodall, Dora Biro, Sylvia Amsler, Benjamin Beck, Millie Bloomsmith, Sarah F. Brosnan, Josep Call, Susana Carvalho, Ian Gilby, Brian Hare, Misato Hayashi, Satoshi Hirata, Kimberly Hockings, William Hopkins, Victoria Horner, Tatyana Humle, Susan Lambeth, William Mcgrew, Alicia Melis, John Mitani, David B. Morgan, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi, Michio Nakamura, Lisa Parr, Jaine Perlman, Crickette Sanz, Steve Schapiro, Katie Slocombe, Marissa Sobolewski, Claudia Sousa, Michael Tomasello, Masaki Tomonaga, Felix Warneken, Andrew Whiten, Roman M. Wittig, Richard Wrangham, Klaus Zuberbuhler, Jane Godall Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-49279-7, ISBN: 0-226-49279-6 "Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. "The Mind of the Chimpanzee" brings together scores of prominent scientists from around the world to share the most recent research into what goes on inside the mind of our closest living relative. Intertwining a range of topics ..." |
 | | Animal Tool Behavior(Updated) The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals by Robert W. Shumaker, Kristina R. Walkup and Benjamin B. Beck by Robert W. Shumaker, Kristina R. Walkup, Benjamin B. Beck, Gordon M. Burghardt Digital, 304 Pages, Published 2011 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0128-7, ISBN: 1-4214-0128-2 "The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals Robert W. Shumaker, Kristina R. Walkup, Benjamin B. Beck ... Thirty years ago, in 1980, Ben Beck wrote the first comprehensive book on tool use throughout the animal kingdom, helping to foster theory and research on this topic by collecting and systematizing observations from myriad sources, providing definitions and ... As editor of the Garland Ethology book series in which it appeared, ..." |
 | | Thirteen Gold Monkeys by Benjamin Beck Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 2013 by Outskirts Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4787-0972-5, ISBN: 1-4787-0972-3 "A story of hope, love, and unspeakable death in a disappearing Brazilian rainforest. A team of dogged conservationists tries to save a beautiful monkey species, the golden lion tamarin, from certain extinction by reinforcing their numbers with tamarins born in zoos. Will these immigrants learn to find enough to eat, find secure places to sleep, avoid predators, and survive attacks by wild tamarins? Will they find mates and make babies? ..." |
 | | My Coffee Is Hot (First World Problems) by Benjamin Beck, Kimberly Moorman Paperback, 51 Pages, Published 2018 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-976974-53-3, ISBN: 1-976974-53-4 "First world problems of a modern day society published in the form of haiku's. These range from coffee, traffic, dinner, parents, kids, dogs, and everything else you could imagine." |
 | | Mucosal Health in Aquaculture by Eric Peatman, Benjamin H. Beck Digi Or Mm/Electronic Book Text, 408 Pages, Published 2015 by Academic Press ISBN-13: 978-0-12-417193-0, ISBN: 0-12-417193-1 "Romano, N., Caccia, E., Piergentili, R., Rossi, F., Ficca, A.G., Ceccariglia, S., Mastrolia, L., 2011. Antigen-dependent T lymphocytes (TcRbeta+) are primarily differentiated in the thymus rather than in other lymphoid tissues in sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Fish Shellfish Immunol. 30, 773–782. Rombout, J.H., Abelli, L., Picchietti, S., Scapigliati, G., Kiron, V., 2011. Teleost intestinal immunology. Fish Shellfish Immunol. ..." |
 | | Best Practice Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Great Apes(2nd Edition) by Benjamin Beck, Michelle Rodrigues, Steve Unwin, Dominic Travis, Tara Stoinski, Kristina Walkup Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 2007 by World Conservation Union ISBN-13: 978-2-8317-1010-5, ISBN: 2-8317-1010-3 "When great apes are introduced outside of their historic range for conservation purposes, there should be clear agreement among all parties that the introduced population would be repatriated to within its historic range as soon as habitat is available and threats have been addressed. There should be a clear commitment by the range country government(s) to maintain/restore suitable habitat and to attempt to address and remove threa ..." |
 | | Elektronische Fußfessel(1st Edition) Fluch oder Segen der Kriminalpolitik? (Schriftenreihe der Stiftung der Hessischen Rechtsanwaltschaft) by Sarah Sophie Dittmann, Katharina Nowak, Benjamin Beck Paperback, 108 Pages, Published 2011 by Optimus Mostafa Verlag ISBN-13: 978-3-941274-73-0, ISBN: 3-941274-73-2 |
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