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  • Conservation Biology

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  • Recounts a primatologist's career, detailing intellectual conflicts between anthropology, sociology, and zoology.
  • Traces research evolution from captive rhesus monkeys to wild chimpanzees, influenced by diverse primatological approaches.

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  • To provide a retrospective of a career in primatology.
  • To document the establishment and research directions of the Budongo Conservation Field Station.
  • To emphasize the importance of conservation in the face of industrial threats to the Budongo Forest.

Main Methods:

  • Personal career narrative and reflection.
  • Description of empirical research on primate behavior.
  • Founding and operational details of a conservation field station.

Main Results:

  • Established a significant field station for primatological research.
  • Identified challenges in describing primate behavior.
  • Highlighted increasing threats to the Budongo Forest ecosystem.

Conclusions:

  • The importance of empirical research and field stations in primatology.
  • The critical need for conservation efforts to protect primate habitats.
  • The ongoing challenges posed by industrial development to biodiversity.