Behavioural Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos

Informationen zum Autor Christophe Boesche is a Scientific Director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig! Germany. Gottfried Hohmann is a research assistant at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig! Germany. Linda F. Marchant is Professor of Biological Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at Miami University! Ohio! USA Klappentext Chimpanzees and bonobos! otherwise known as pygmy chimpanzees! exhibit an amazing diversity of social behaviours. This fascinating book reviews the most recent field studies in this area and is aimed at researchers and students working in the fields of primatology! anthropology and zoology. Zusammenfassung Chimpanzees and bonobos! otherwise known as pygmy chimpanzees! exhibit an amazing diversity of social behaviours. This fascinating book reviews the most recent field studies in this area and is aimed at researchers and students working in the fields of primatology! anthropology and zoology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface G. Hohmann! C. Boesche and L. F. Marchant; Main introduction C. Boesche; Part I. Behavioural Flexibility: Introduction T. Matsuzawa; 1. Multivariate and phylogenetic approaches to understanding chimpanzee and bonobo behavioural diversity D. M. Doran! W. L. Jungers! Y. Sugiyama! J. G. Fleagle and C. P. Heesy; 2. Chimpanzees in the dry habitats of Mont Assirik! Senegal and Semliki Wildlife Reserve! Uganda K. D. Hunt and W. C. McGrew; 3. Behavioural adaptations to water scarcity in Tongo chimpanzees A. Lanjouw; 4. Bonobos of the Lukuru Wildlife Research Project J. Myers-Thompson; 5. Grooming-hand-clasp in Mahale M Group chimpanzees: implications for culture in social behaviours M. Nakamura; Part II. Social Relations: Introduction V. Reynolds; 6. Factors influencing fission-fusion grouping in chimpanzees in the Tai National Park! Cote d'Ivoire D. P. Anderson! E. V. Nordheim and C. Boesch; 7. Ecological and social correlates of chimpanzee party size and composition J. C. Mitani! D. P. Watts and J. S. Lwanga; 8. Agonistic relations among Kanyawara chimpanzees M. N. Muller; 9. Relationships of male chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest! Uganda N. E. Newton-Fisher; 10. Dynamics in social organisation of bonobos (Pan paniscus) G. Hohmann and B. Fruth; Part III. Female Strategies: The Females That Did Evolve: Introduction M. F. Small; 11. Why female bonobos have a lower copulation rate during estrus than chimpanzees T. Furuichi and C. Hashimoto; 12. Social relationships between cycling females and adult males in Mahale chimpanzees A. Matsumoto-Oda; 13. Seasonal aspects of reproduction and sexual behaviour in two chimpanzee populations: a comparison of Gombe (Tanzania) and Budongo (Uganda) J. Wallis; 14. Costs and benefits of grouping for female chimpanzees at Gombe J. M. Williams! H.-Y. Liu and A. E. Pusey; 15. The cost of sexual attraction: is there a trade-off in female Pan between sex appeal and received coercion? R. Wrangham; Part IV. Hunting and Food Sharing: Introduction L. F. Marchant; 16. Variations in chimpanzee-red colobus interactions C. Boesch! S. Uehara and H. Ihobe; 17. How bonobos handle hunts and harvests: why share food? B. Fruth and G. Hohmann; 18. Hunting and meat sharing by chimpanzees at Ngogo! Kibale National Park! Uganda D. P. Watts and J. C. Mitani; Part V. Genetic Diversity: 19. The evolutionary genetics and molecular ecology of chimpanzees and bonobos B. J. Bradley and L. Vigilant; References; Index. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christophe Boesch, Linda Marchant, Linda (Miami University) Marchant
• Con la collaborazione di: Christophe Boesch (Editore), Christophe (Max-Planck-Institut fur Evolutionare Anthropologie Boesch (Editore), Gottfried Hohmann (Editore), Gottfried (Max-Planck-Institut fur Evolutionare Anthropologie Hohmann (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521803540
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80354-0
• Pagine: 296
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica