Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent - Why We See So Well

Informationen zum Autor Lynne A. Isbell is Professor of Anthropology and Animal Behavior at the University of California, Davis. Klappentext The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to them-but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell suggests, lies in snakes' singular impact on primate evolution; predation pressure from snakes is ultimately responsible for the superior vision and large brains of primates. Zusammenfassung The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to them—but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell suggests, lies in snakes’ singular impact on primate evolution; predation pressure from snakes is ultimately responsible for the superior vision and large brains of primates.

Product details

• Authors: Lynne A Isbell, Lynne A. Isbell, Isbell Lynne A.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9780674061965
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06196-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Zoology: primates (primatology), snakes