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Threatened Jott Taxabuilding Evidence for Conservation Globally Journal ofThreatened JoTT TaxaBuilding evidence for conservation globally 10.11609/jott.2020.12.13.16715-16926 www.threatenedtaxa.org 26 September 2020 (Online & Print) Vol. 12 | No. 13 | Pages: 16715–16926 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS ISSN 0974-7907 (Online); ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Publisher Host Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society Zoo Outreach Organization www.wild.zooreach.org www.zooreach.org No. 12, Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti - Kalapatti Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India Ph: +91 9385339863 | www.threatenedtaxa.org Email: [email protected] EDITORS English Editors Mrs. Mira Bhojwani, Pune, India Founder & Chief Editor Dr. Fred Pluthero, Toronto, Canada Dr. Sanjay Molur Mr. P. 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Karthigeyan, Botanical Survey of India, India Dr. John Fellowes Dr. Errol Vela, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France Honorary Assistant Professor, The Kadoorie Institute, 8/F, T.T. Tsui Building, The Dr. P. Lakshminarasimhan, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, India University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Dr. Larry R. Noblick, Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami, USA Dr. K. Haridasan, Pallavur, Palakkad District, Kerala, India Dr. Philip S. Miller Dr. Analinda Manila-Fajard, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines Senior Program Officer, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (SSC/IUCN), 12101 Dr. P.A. Sinu, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, India Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, MN 55124, USA Invertebrates Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Vice- Dr. R.K. Avasthi, Rohtak University, Haryana, India coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Rodovia Ilhéus/Itabuna, Km Dr. D.B. Bastawade, Maharashtra, India 16 (45662-000) Salobrinho, Ilhéus - Bahia - Brasil Dr. Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, India continued on the back inside cover Caption: Cameroon Scaly-tail Zenkerella insignis shot at Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria. © Dolapo Adejumo Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2020 | 12(13): 16715–16735 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6524.12.13.16715-16735 #6524 | Received 04 August 2020 | Final received 07 September 2020 | Finally accepted 17 September 2020 R e v A history of primatology in India i e (In memory of Professor Sheo Dan Singh) w Mewa Singh 1 , Mridula Singh 2 , Honnavalli N. Kumara 3 , Dilip Chetry 4 & Santanu Mahato 5 1,5 Biopsychology Laboratory, Institution of Excellence, Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, Karnataka 570006, India. 1 Zoo Outreach Organization, No. 12, Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti - Kalapatti Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India. 2 Department of Psychology, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka 570005, India. 3 Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatti P.O., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641108, India. 4 Aaranyak, 13 Tayab Ali Byelane, Guwahati, Assam 781028, India. 1 [email protected] (corresponding author), 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected], 4 [email protected], 5 [email protected] Abstract: India harbors a wide diversity of primates with 24 species that include lorises, macaques, langurs and gibbons. Systematic research on the primates in India started about 60 years ago. In order to develop a historical perspective, we recognize three broad phases of primate research: largely natural history and base line research, primarily behavioral ecology research, and increasingly question and hypothesis-driven research. We describe the old and the recent primate research in the country and suggest research areas for the future. Keywords: Gibbon, Indian primates, langur, loris, macaque. Editor: Anonymity requested. Date of publication: 26 September 2020 (online & print) Citation: Singh, M., M. Singh, H.N. Kumara, D. Chetry & S. Mahato (2020). A history of primatology in India (In memory of Professor Sheo Dan Singh). Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(13): 16715–16735. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6524.12.13.16715-16735 Copyright: © Singh et al. 2020. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication. Funding: SERB Distinguished Fellowship (Award Number: SB/S9/YSCP/SERB-DF/2018(1)). Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Author details: Mewa Singh is a renowned wildlife biologist at University of Mysore with over 45 years of research experience on Indian wildlife, especially primates. His interests are ecology, animal behavior and conservation management. He has trained a generation of students who are now excelling in many institutions all over the world. Mridula Singh is a PhD in animal behavior and teaches psychology at Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore. She carried out a long-term field study on maternal
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