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Primate Life Histories & Socioecology
Paperback Edition: 1/2003
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 behavior? 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?Exploring these issues and many others, the contributors to Primate Life Histories and Socioecology provide the first systematic attempt to understand how primate life histories influence behavior and vice versa. Topics covered include how primate life histories interact with diverse social structures; how the slow maturation of primates affects the behavior of both the young and their adult caregivers; and the reciprocal relationships between large brains and increased social and behavioral complexity. The first collection of its kind, this book will interest a wide range of researchers, from anthropologists and evolutionary biologists to psychologists and ecologists.
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Pages : 416
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Subjects: Non-fiction, Science And Technology, Biology, Ecological Science, The Biosphere, Evolution, Primates