| Comparative Primate Socioecology Contributor(s): Lee, P. C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521004241 ISBN-13: 9780521004244 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: Comparative studies have become both more frequent and more important as a means for understanding the biology, behavior, and evolution of mammals. Primates have complex social relationships and diverse ecologies, and represent a large species radiation. This book draws together a wide range of experts from fields as diverse as reproductive biology and foraging energetics to create a valuable synthesis of recent field research. The chapters tackle controversial issues in primate biology and behavior, including the roles of brain expansion and infanticide in the evolution of primate behavioral strategies. The book also presents an overview of comparative methodologies as applied to recent primate research, which will provide important new approaches to comparative research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Nature | Animals - Primates |
| Dewey: 599.8 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropolog |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.18" W x 8.7" (1.45 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Comparative studies have become both more frequent and more important as a means for understanding the biology, behavior, and evolution of mammals. Primates have complex social relationships and diverse ecologies, and represent a large species radiation. This book draws together a wide range of experts from diverse fields, such as reproductive biology and foraging energetics, to place recent field research into a synthetic perspective. The chapters tackle controversial issues in primate biology and behavior, including the role of brain expansion and infanticide in the evolution of primate behavioral strategies. The volume also presents an overview of comparative methodologies as applied to recent primate research. |