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The thinking ape [electronic resource] : evolutionary origins of intelligence / Richard Byrne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Byrne, Richard W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intellect.
- Animal intelligence.
- Psychology, Comparative.
- Human evolution.
- Social evolution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 266 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- thinking ape
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Summary:
- It has become clear in the few decades that the origins of human intelligence can be investigated by the comparative study of primates, our closest non-human relatives, giving strong impetus to the case for an 'evolutionary psychology', the scientific study of the mind. This book addresses the subject.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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