Real Chimpanzee - Sex Strategies in the Forest

Informationen zum Autor Christophe Boesch is Professor and Director of the Department of Primatology at the Max-Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. Klappentext Encapsulates the behaviour of wild chimps, discussing the differences observed in populations across the species, and levels of social behaviour. Zusammenfassung Discusses the debate of ecological pressures and social organization! and their influences on the evolution of warfare! altruism and the position of females. Gives background information on the struggle for survival of our closest living relative! the chimpanzee! and finds keys to the ever-so-intriguing question of what makes us human. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Make love and war?; 2. Inconspicuous female superiority; 3. The tyranny of the testis; 4. Odyssey through our forest past; 5. Make war to get love; 6. The real chimpanzee; 7. When sex became destructive; 8. Postscript: Fedora's fate.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christophe Boesch, Boesch Christophe
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.07.2009
• EAN: 9780521125130
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12513-0
• Pagine: 196
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology, Animal behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences, Primates, Animal Reproduction, Zoology: primates (primatology)