Chimpanzees in Research - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chimpanzees in Research write by Committee on Long-Term Care of Chimpanzees. This book was released on 1997-09-01. Chimpanzees in Research available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research constitute a national resource that has been valuable in addressing national health needs. Facilities that house chimpanzees owned and supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have successfully met the research requirements of the scientific community. The captive chimpanzee population in the United States has grown substantially, particularly over the last decade. That growth is due primarily to the success of the NIH-sponsored Chimpanzee Breeding and Research Program, which achieved the birth numbers thought necessary to meet the projected needs of biomedical research. However, the expected level of use of the chimpanzee model in biomedical research did not materialize, and that has created a complex problem that threatens both the availability of chimpanzees for research in the future and the infrastructure required to ensure the well-being of captive chimpanzees used in biomedical research. Because the present system is fragmented, it is impossible to formulate an accurate overview of the size and nature of the chimpanzee population. But, if the chimpanzee is to continue to be used in biomedical research responsibly, effectively, and cost-effectively, we must be able to oversee, track, and coordinate the maintenance and use of chimpanzees and to control the size of the population. To assess the long-range situation and to develop, implement, and monitor the application of policies for the proper use and care of chimpanzees, an authoritative, centralized oversight structure is imperative. Once it is in place, it will be possible to refine and implement this report's recommendations.
Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2011-12-05. Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate research tools have rendered chimpanzees largely unnecessary as research subjects. The Institute of Medicine, in collaboration with the National Research Council, conducted an in-depth analysis of the scientific necessity for chimpanzees in NIH-funded biomedical and behavioral research. The committee concludes that while the chimpanzee has been a valuable animal model in the past, most current biomedical research use of chimpanzees is not necessary, though noted that it is impossible to predict whether research on emerging or new diseases may necessitate chimpanzees in the future.
Mahale Chimpanzees
Mahale Chimpanzees - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mahale Chimpanzees write by Michio Nakamura. This book was released on 2015-09-10. Mahale Chimpanzees available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A major contribution to great-ape research, covering every aspect of the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project to offer new, unique insights.
Chimpanzees and Human Evolution
Chimpanzees and Human Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chimpanzees and Human Evolution write by Martin N. Muller. This book was released on 2017-11-27. Chimpanzees and Human Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Knowledge of chimpanzees in the wild has expanded dramatically in recent years. This comprehensive volume, edited by Martin Muller, Richard Wrangham, and David Pilbeam, brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain what is unique about humans, by studying their closest living relatives. Their observations and conclusions have the potential to transform our understanding of human evolution. Chimpanzees offer scientists an unmatched view of what distinguishes humanity from its apelike ancestors. Based on evidence from the hominin fossil record and extensive morphological, developmental, and genetic data, Chimpanzees and Human Evolution makes the case that the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans was chimpanzee-like. It most likely lived in African rainforests around eight million years ago, eating fruit and walking on its knuckles. Readers will learn why chimpanzees are a better model for the last common ancestor than bonobos, gorillas, or orangutans. A thorough chapter-by-chapter analysis reveals which key traits we share with chimpanzees and which appear to be distinctive to Homo sapiens, and shows how understanding chimpanzees helps us account for the evolution of human uniqueness. Traits surveyed include social behaviors and structures, mating systems, diet, hunting practices, tool use, culture, cognition, and communication. Edited by three of primatology’s most renowned experts, with contributions from 32 scholars drawing on decades of field research, Chimpanzees and Human Evolution provides readers with detailed up-to-date information on what we can infer about our chimpanzee-like ancestors and points the way forward for the next generation of discoveries.
The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest
The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest write by Christophe Boesch. This book was released on 2019-11-28. The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An engaging account of the research and key findings on Taï chimpanzees to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this project.
