Cooperation in Primates and Humans: Mechanisms and Evolution
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3540282696 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Definitive State of the Art Analysis Herbert Gintis Everyone in the field of animal and human behavior should go over this book. The authors are the very best in their line of research, the research is quite up to date, and the various authors complement one another's finding beautifully.The relationship between human and non-human primate behavior i
Kappeler is head of the Department of Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology/Anthropology at the University of Gottingen. Peter M.
This is the first attempt to bridge the gap between parallel research activities in primatology and studies of humans. This comparative approach highlights both common principles as well as aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans. Some of the world’s leading experts summarize and review the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. From the Back CoverCooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Darwin
Comparative as this approach is, it highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.. This book examines the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans as some of the world’s leading experts review and summarize the state-of-the-art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This book is the first to bridge the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans