Disproportional Representation of Primates in the Ecological Literature |
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| Authors: | Eckhard W Heymann Dietmar Zinner J?rg U Ganzhorn |
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| Institution: | 1. Abt. Verhaltensökologie & Soziobiologie, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Göttingen, Germany.; 2. Abt. Kognitive Ethologie, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Göttingen, Germany.; 3. Abt. Tierökologie, Zoologisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.; The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States of America, |
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| Abstract: | We address the question why papers dealing with the ecology of primates are so sparsely represented in the general ecological literature. A literature analyses based on entries in Web of Science and PrimateLit reveals that despite a large number of papers published on primates in general and on the ecology of primates, only a very small fraction of these papers is published in high-ranking international ecological journals. We discuss a number of potential reasons for the disproportion and highlight the problems associated with experimental research on wild primates and constraints on sample size as major issues. |
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