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Anthropology 310: Primate Behaviour is an intermediate-level course that provides a general introduction to primate behaviour, with an emphasis on the insights derived from field studies.

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Introduction Video

Introduction Video by Dr. Hugh Notman

Required Readings

Unit 1

Zeller, Anne. (1997). Five Species [Video]. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources.
Zeller, Anne. (1997). Primate Patterns II [Video]. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources.
Strier, Karen. 2017. "Chapter 1: What does variation in primate behavior mean?" American journal of physical anthropology, 162: 4–14.

Unit 2

Zeller, Anne. (1997). Lemurs of Madagascar [Video]. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources.
Time Life.

(1989). Spirits of the Forest [Video]. New York: Time Life Video.

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Unit 3

DiNozzi, Robert (Producer/Director), & Gould, Stephen J. (1995). Darwin’s Revolution In Thought: An Illustrated Lecture [Video]. Northampton, MA: Into the Classroom Video.
Schmidt, Chris (Writer), & Olicker, Joel (Producer/Director). (2001). Vol 2: Great Transformations [Television series episode]. In R. Hutton (Executive producer), Evolution: A Journey into Where We’re From and Where We’re Going. Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation and Clear Blue Sky Productions.
Alcock, John. 2005. "Chapter 1: An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior." In Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach, 8th ed. 2–24. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

Unit 4

Zeller, Anne. (1997). Images from the Field: Baboons [Video]. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources.
Kovanic, Gillian Darling (Director).

(1998). Baboon Tales [Video]. Montreal, QC: Tamarin Productions.

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Unit 5

Unit 6

Moses, Cynthia (Director/Producer).

(1995). The New Chimpanzees [Video]. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.

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Boesch, Christophe, and Hedwige Boesch–Achermann (Producers). (1991). The Nut–Cracking Chimpanzees of Tai Forest [Video]. University Park, PA: Penn State.

Unit 7

Zeller, Anne. (1997). Primate/Human Interaction [Video]. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources.
Haanstra, Bert. (1984). Family of Chimps [Video]. New York, NY: Filmmakers Library. PART 1
Haanstra, Bert. (1984). Family of Chimps [Video]. New York, NY: Filmmakers Library. PART 2
Haanstra, Bert. (1984). Family of Chimps [Video]. New York, NY: Filmmakers Library. PART 3

Unit 8

Unit 9

Jones, Jenny (Director).

(1997). Can Chimpanzees Talk? [Video]. Arlington, VA: PBS (Nova).

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Rubin, John. (2008). Ape Genius [Video]. Boston, MA: PBS (Nova), National Geographic Television, and John Rubin Productions.

Unit 10

Gordon, Nick (Producer). (1997). Gremlins: Faces in the Forest [Video]. New York, NY: Nature Video Library.

Dohrn, Michael (Director).

(1998).Three Monkeys [Television series episode]. In Neil Nightingale (Series Editor), Natural World. Darlington, UK: BBC Two.

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Unit 11

Kurtis, Bill. (1991). The Rain Forest Imperative [Video]. Washington, DC: Conservation International.

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Warren, Adrian.

(1989). Gorillas in the Midst of Man [Television series episode]. In Neil Nightingale (Series Editor), Natural World. Darlington, UK: BBC Two.

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