The evolution of primate societies / edited by John C. Mitani [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitani, John Cary, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primates--Behavior--Evolution.

Primates.

Primates--Evolution.

Primates--Ecology.

Animal societies.

Social behavior in animals.

Mammals--Behavior.

Mammals.

Mammals--Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (504 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois ; London, [England] : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1987, the University of Chicago Press published Primate Societies, the standard reference in the field of primate behavior for an entire generation of students and scientists. But in the twenty-five years since its publication, new theories and research techniques for studying the Primate order have been developed, debated, and tested, forcing scientists to revise their understanding of our closest living relatives. Intended as a sequel to Primate Societies, The Evolution of Primate Societies compiles thirty-one chapters that review the current state of knowledge regarding the behavior of

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword - Richard Wrangham""; ""Foreword - Richard Wrangham""; ""Preface""; ""Preface""; ""1. Introduction - The Editors""; ""1. Introduction - The Editors""; ""Part 1. Primate Behavioral Diversity""; ""Part 1. Primate Behavioral Diversity""; ""2. The Behavioral Ecology of Strepsirrhines and Tarsiers - Peter M. Kappeler""; ""2. The Behavioral Ecology of Strepsirrhines and Tarsiers - Peter M. Kappeler""; ""3. The Behavior, Ecology, and Social Evolution of New World Monkeys - Eduardo Fernandez- Duque, Anthony Di Fiore, and Maren Huck""

""3. The Behavior, Ecology, and Social Evolution of New World Monkeys - Eduardo Fernandez- Duque, Anthony Di Fiore, and Maren Huck""""4. The Behavioral Ecology of Colobine Monkeys - Elisabeth H. M. Sterck""; ""4. The Behavioral Ecology of Colobine Monkeys - Elisabeth H. M. Sterck""; ""5. The Behavior, Ecology, and Social Evolution of Cercopithecine Monkeys - Marina Cords""; ""5. The Behavior, Ecology, and Social Evolution of Cercopithecine Monkeys - Marina Cords""; ""6. The Apes: Taxonomy, Biogeography, Life Histories, and Behavioral Ecology - David P. Watts""

""6. The Apes: Taxonomy, Biogeography, Life Histories, and Behavioral Ecology - David P. Watts""""Part 2. Surviving and Growing Up in a Difficult and Dangerous World ""; ""Part 2. Surviving and Growing Up in a Difficult and Dangerous World ""; ""7. Food as a Selective Force in Primates - Colin A. Chapman, Jessica M. Rothman, and Joanna E. Lambert""; ""7. Food as a Selective Force in Primates - Colin A. Chapman, Jessica M. Rothman, and Joanna E. Lambert""; ""8. Predation - Claudia Fichtel""; ""8. Predation - Claudia Fichtel""

""12. Genetic Consequences of Primate Social Organization - Anthony Di Fiore""""13. Human Survival and Life History in Evolutionary Perspective - Michael Gurven""; ""13. Human Survival and Life History in Evolutionary Perspective - Michael Gurven""; ""Part 3. Mating and Rearing Offspring""; ""Part 3. Mating and Rearing Offspring""; ""14. From Maternal Investment to Lifetime Maternal Care - Maria A. van Noordwijk""; ""14. From Maternal Investment to Lifetime Maternal Care - Maria A. van Noordwijk""; ""15. Magnitude and Sources of Variation in Female Reproductive Performance - Anne Pusey""

""15. Magnitude and Sources of Variation in Female Reproductive Performance - Anne Pusey""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781283657716

1283657716

9780226531731

0226531732

OCLC:

814694074