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Tree of Origin - What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R1,189
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Tree of Origin - What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution (Paperback, New edition)

Frans B. M. De Waal; Contributions by Richard Byrne, Robin Dunbar, W.C. McGrew, Anne Pusey, Charles Snowdon, Craig Stanford, Karen B. Strier, Richard W. Wrangham

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How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and hugely successful apes that we are? Our closest relatives--the other mentally complex and socially skilled primates--offer tantalizing clues. In "Tree of Origin" nine of the world's top primate experts read these clues and compose the most extensive picture to date of what the behavior of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species.

It has been nearly fifteen years since a single volume addressed the issue of human evolution from a primate perspective, and in that time we have witnessed explosive growth in research on the subject. "Tree of Origin" gives us the latest news about bonobos, the "make love not war" apes who behave so dramatically unlike chimpanzees. We learn about the tool traditions and social customs that set each ape community apart. We see how DNA analysis is revolutionizing our understanding of paternity, intergroup migration, and reproductive success. And we confront intriguing discoveries about primate hunting behavior, politics, cognition, diet, and the evolution of language and intelligence that challenge claims of human uniqueness in new and subtle ways.

"Tree of Origin" provides the clearest glimpse yet of the apelike ancestor who left the forest and began the long journey toward modern humanity.

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Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2002
First published: October 2002
Editors: Frans B. M. De Waal
Contributors: Richard Byrne • Robin Dunbar • W.C. McGrew • Anne Pusey • Charles Snowdon • Craig Stanford • Karen B. Strier • Richard W. Wrangham
Dimensions: 232 x 154 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 311
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-01004-8
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > Primates
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LSN: 0-674-01004-3
Barcode: 9780674010048

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