Disproportional Representation of Primates in the Ecological Literature

作者:Heymann Eckhard W*; Zinner Dietmar; Ganzhorn Joerg U
来源:PLos One, 2013, 8(12): e80763.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0080763

摘要

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.

  • 出版日期2013-12-10

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