Macaque-Human interactions and the societal perceptions of macaques in Singapore

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 825-839

  Sha, John Chih Mun ^a   Gumert, Michael D ^b   Lee, Benjamin P Y H ^a   Jones Engel, Lisa ^c   Chan, Sharon ^a   Fuentes, Agustín ^d  

^a National Parks Board   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Commensalism; Human dimensions of wildlife management; Human macaque conflict; Macaca fascicularis; Singapore

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COMMENSALISM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NATURE RESERVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PRIMATE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MACACA; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 70349501788     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20710     Document Type: Article

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