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Zusatztext "This is an edited volume of excellent quality that will make an important contribution to research on primate gestures and the evolution of language. All chapters are very well written and well integrated in terms of both structure and content."—Dario MaestripieriThe University of Chicago Informationen zum Autor Josep Call (Edited by) , Michael Tomasello (Edited by) Klappentext "The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys" is an intriguing compilation of naturalistic and experimental research conducted over the course of 20 years on gestural communication in primates! as well as a comparison to what is known about the v Zusammenfassung The Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys is an intriguing compilation of naturalistic and experimental research conducted over the course of 20 years on gestural communication in primates, as well as a comparison to what is known about the vocal communication of nonhuman primates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: M. Tomasello, J. Call, Introduction: Intentional Communication in Nonhuman Primates. J. Call, M. Tomasello, The Gestural Repertoire of Chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ). S. Pika, Gestures in Subadult Bonobos ( Pan paniscus ). K. Liebal, Gestures in Orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ). S. Pika, Gestures in Subadult Gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla ). K. Liebal, Gestures in Siamangs ( Symphalangus syndactylus ). N. Hesler, J. Fischer, Gestural Communication in Barbary Macaques ( Macaca sylvanus ): An Overview. J. Call, M. Tomasello, Comparing the Gestures of Apes and Monkeys. M. Tomasello, J. Call, Ape Gestures and the Origins of Language.
