Dallas Public Library

The evolution of primate societies, edited by John C. Mitani, Josep Call, Peter M. Kappeler, Ryne A. Palombit, and Joan B. Silk

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The evolution of primate societies

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778828619

edited by John C. Mitani, Josep Call, Peter M. Kappeler, Ryne A. Palombit, and Joan B. Silk

" ... Compiles 32 chapters that review the current state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. Chapters are written by leading authorities in the field and organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. The inclusion of chapters on human behavior at the end of each major section ... will remind readers of what we can learn about ourselves through research on nonhuman primates. The final section highlights some of the innovative and cutting-edge research designed to reveal the similarities and differences between nonhuman and human primate cognition"--Page 4 of cover

Primate behavioral diversity : The behavioral ecology of Strepsirrhines and Tarsiers / Peter M. Kappeler ; The behavior, ecology, and social evolution of new world monkeys / Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Anthony di Fiore, and Maren Huck ; The behavioral ecology of Colobine monkeys / Elisabeth H.M. Sterck ; The behavior, ecology, and social evolution of Cercopithecine monkeys / Marina Cords ; The apes: taxonomy, biogeography, life histories, and behavioral ecology / David P. Watts -- Surviving and growing up in a difficult and dangerous world : Food as a selective force in primates / Colin A. Chapman, Jessica M. Rothman, and Joanna E. Lambert ; Predation / Claudia Fichtel ; Ecological and social influences on sociality / Oliver Schülke and Julia Ostner ; Life-history evolution / Carel P. van Schaik and Karin Isler ; Socialization and development of behavior / Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf and Stephen R. Ross ; Genetic consequences of primate social organization / Anthony di Fiore ; Human survival and life history in evolutionary perspective / Michael Gurven -- Mating and rearing offspring : From maternal investment to lifetime maternal care / Maria A. van Noordwijk ; Magnitude and sources of variation in female reproductive performance / Anne Pusey ; Mate choice / Peter M. Kappeler ; Mating, parenting, and male reproductive strategies / Martin N. Muller and Melissa Emery Thompson ; Magnitude and sources of variation in male reproductive performance / Susan C. Alberts ; Infanticide: male strategies and female counterstrategies / Ryne A. Palombit ; The socioecology of human reproduction / Frank W. Marlowe -- Getting along : Cooperation among kin / Kevin E. Langergraber ; Cooperation among non-kin: reciprocity, markets, and mutualism / Ian C. Gilby ; The regulation of social relationships / Filippo Aureli, Orlaith N. Fraser, Colleen M. Schaffner, and Gabriele Schino ; The adaptive value of sociality / Joan B. Silk ; Social regard: evolving a psychology of cooperation / Keith Jensen ; Human sociality / Michael Alvard -- Cognitive strategies for coping with life's challenges : Solving ecological problems / Charles Menzel ; Knowledge of social relations / Robert M. Seyfarth and Dorothy l. Cheney : Communication strategies / Klaus Zuberbühler ; Understanding other minds / Josep Call and Laurie R. Santos ; Social learning, traditions, and culture / Andrew Whiten ; Human cultural cognition / Esther Herrmann and Michael Tomasello