Disproportional Representation of Primates in the Ecological Literature
2013-12-10 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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- Authors
- Heymann, Eckhard W.; Zinner, Dietmar; Ganzhorn, Jörg U.
- 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.
- Issue Date
- 10-December-2013
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Extent
- 5
- Language
- English