1994 年 10 巻 3 号 p. 181-189
In this article, I review and discuss the present problems of Japanese primatology by looking back at the trends of the 1980s. The main themes are (1) the significance of the research on great apes, (2) the theories concerning the social structure of primates, (3) cooperation among the field sites of the great apes, and (4) recruitment of “good students”.