2A - Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Animal instincts
There's one book on campus
that people go absolutely bananas
for.
"Primate Societies," edited by
Psychology Prof. Barbara Smuts,
has been loaned 733 times over the
last 10 years, making it the most
checked-out book at the Shapiro
Undergraduate Library, according
to Senior Associate Librarian Lau-
rie Alexander.
The book was first published in
1987, three years after Smuts start-
ed working at the University.
The 585-page book features 40
articles from leading primatolo-
gists about the fundamentals of
the social systems and behavior of
primates.
The book is organized into five
different sections: The Evolution
of Diversity, Socioecology, Group
Life, Communication and Intelli-
gence, and The Future.
Smuts said this wide range
makes the book useful for stu-
dents.
"I imagine many students take
it out for reference work because it
is extremely broad and covers the
main aspects of behavior, ecology,
learning, cognition, and captive
research," Smuts said.
She said the large amount of
photographs in the book might be
another attraction for students.
Although "Primate Societies"
isn't a required book for any Uni-
versity course, it's recommended
as a supplement for several anthro-
pology and psychology courses.
The book is so popluar that it's
kept at the library's front desk for
easy access. Because of this, stu-
dents and faculty aren't allowed to
check the book out for more than
four hours. .e
Anthropology Prof. John
Mitani, who teaches Primate
Social Behavior in the fall, addsE
the book to his course syllabus as a
suggested reference for the courser
term paper.
"It has been a standard refer-
ence in the study of primate behav-
ior for years," Mitani said.
"Animals are interesting, attrac-
tive, and intuitively appealing -
especially primates, because they
are our closest living relatives."
The most heavily circulated
book at the Hatcher Graduate
Library is Steven J. Rosenstone's
"Mobilization, Participation and
Democracy in America," which
has been checked out 263 times E
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