Peter M. Kappeler Michael E. Pereira University of Chicago Press
We know a great deal about the role the environment plays in organizing primate social systems and in shaping reproductive success and survival. But how do primate life histories affect social systems and behaviour? Does the baboon's reproductive pattern, for example, play a role in the organization of baboon troops? Does chimpanzee maturation factor into the formation of bands and marauding males?
We know a great deal about the role the environment plays in organizing primate social systems and in shaping reproductive success and survival. But h...
Successful reproduction is not always a cooperative affair, but rather a competition between males, with females having the final "say." Throughout there is conflict regarding when, with whom and how often mating should occur. This volume provides the first comprehensive summary of the various forms of sexual communication and behavior and the consequences of the interaction between the sexes.
Successful reproduction is not always a cooperative affair, but rather a competition between males, with females having the final "say." Throughout th...
The size and composition of primate groups varies tremendously across species, within species, and within groups over time. Written by leading authorities, this book focuses on the causes and consequences of variation in the number of males per group. This variation lies at the heart of understanding adaptive variation among primate social systems. The volume also provides an extensive overview of variation in group composition across all major primate taxa using up-to-date reviews, case studies, evolutionary theory, and theoretical models. A comparative review of birds and selected other...
The size and composition of primate groups varies tremendously across species, within species, and within groups over time. Written by leading authori...
The size and composition of primate groups varies tremendously across species, within species, and within groups over time. Written by leading authorities, this book focuses on the causes and consequences of variation in the number of males per group. This variation lies at the heart of understanding adaptive variation among primate social systems. The volume also provides an extensive overview of variation in group composition across all major primate taxa using up-to-date reviews, case studies, evolutionary theory, and theoretical models. A comparative review of birds and selected other...
The size and composition of primate groups varies tremendously across species, within species, and within groups over time. Written by leading authori...
Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans as some of the world s leading experts review and summarize the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This book is thus the first to bridge the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans. Comparative as this approach is, it highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative...
Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine th...
Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans as some of the world s leading experts review and summarize the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This book is thus the first to bridge the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans. Comparative as this approach is, it highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative...
Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine th...
This volume features a collection of essays by primatologists, anthropologists, biologists, and psychologists who offer some answers to the question of what makes us human, i. e., what is the nature and width of the gap that separates us from other primates? The chapters of this volume summarize the latest research on core aspects of behavioral and cognitive traits that make humans such unusual animals. All contributors adopt an explicitly comparative approach, which is based on the premise that comparative studies of our closest biological relatives, the nonhuman primates, provide the...
This volume features a collection of essays by primatologists, anthropologists, biologists, and psychologists who offer some answers to the question o...
Part I Introduction.- The Values and Challenges of Long-Term Field Studies.- Part II Madagascar.- Berenty Reserve, Madagascar: A Long Time in a Small Space.- Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: Long-Term Research on Lemurs in Southwestern Madagascar.- Long-Term Lemur Research at Centre Valbio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.- A 15-Year Perspective on the Social Organization and Life History of Sifaka in Kirindy Forest.- Part III America.- The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus): Lessons on Behavioral Plasticity and Population Dynamics from a Critically Endangered Species.-...
Part I Introduction.- The Values and Challenges of Long-Term Field Studies.- Part II Madagascar.- Berenty Reserve, Madagascar: A Long Time in a Sma...
Part I Introduction.- The Values and Challenges of Long-Term Field Studies.- Part II Madagascar.- Berenty Reserve, Madagascar: A Long Time in a Small Space.- Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve: Long-Term Research on Lemurs in Southwestern Madagascar.- Long-Term Lemur Research at Centre Valbio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.- A 15-Year Perspective on the Social Organization and Life History of Sifaka in Kirindy Forest.- Part III America.- The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus): Lessons on Behavioral Plasticity and Population Dynamics from a Critically Endangered Species.-...
Part I Introduction.- The Values and Challenges of Long-Term Field Studies.- Part II Madagascar.- Berenty Reserve, Madagascar: A Long Time in a Sma...
