edited by Barbara B. Smuts, Dorothy L. Cheney, Robert M. Seyfarth and Richard W. Wrangham
University of Chicago Press, 1986 eISBN: 978-0-226-22046-8 | Cloth: 978-0-226-76715-4 | Paper: 978-0-226-76716-1 Library of Congress Classification QL737.P9P6744 1987 Dewey Decimal Classification 599.0524
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Primate Societies is a synthesis of the most current
information on primate socioecology and its theoretical and
empirical significance, spanning the disciplines of behavioral
biology, ecology, anthropology, and psychology. It is a very rich
source of ideas about other taxa.
"A superb synthesis of knowledge about the social lives of
non-human primates."—Alan Dixson, Nature
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Foreword.
Hamburg,
David A.
Preface
1
The Study of Primate Societies
Cheney,
Dorothy L.
Seyfarth,
Robert M.
Smuts,
Barbara B.
Wrangham,
Richard W.
PART I
Evolution of Diversity
2
Lorises, Bushbabies, and Tarsiers: Diverse Societies in Solitary Foragers
Bearder,
Simon K.
3
Malagasy Prosimians: Female Dominance
Richard,
Alison F.
4
Tamarins and Marmosets: Communal Care of Offspring
Goldizen,
Anne Wilson
5
Monogamous Cebids and Their Relatives: Intergroup Calls and Spacing
Robinson,
John G.
Wright,
Patricia C.
Kinzey,
Warren G.
6
Howlers: Variations in Group Size and Demography
Crockett,
Carolyn M.
Eisenberg,
John F.
7
Capuchins, Squirrel Monkeys, and Atelines: Socioecological Convergence with Old World Primates.
Robinson,
John G.
Janson,
Charles H.
8
Colobines: Infanticide by Adult Males.
Struhsaker,
Thomas T.
Leland,
Lysa
9
Forest Guenons and Patas Monkeys: Male-Male Competition in One-Male Groups
Cords,
Marina
10
Desert, Forest, and Montane Baboons: Multilevel Societies
Stammbach,
Eduard
11
Cercopithecines in Multimale Groups: Genetic Diversity and Population Structure
Melnick,
Don J.
Pearl,
Mary C.
12
Gibbons: Territoriality and Monogamy
Leighton,
Donna Robbins
13
Orangutans: Sexual Dimorphism in a Solitary Species
Rodman,
Peter S.
Mitani,
John C.
14
Gorillas: Variation in Female Relationships
Stewart,
Kelly J.
Harcourt,
Alexander H.
15
Chimpanzees and Bonobos: Cooperative Relationships among Males
Nishida,
Toshisada
Hiraiwa-Hasegawa,
Mariko
PART II
Socioecology
16
Life Histories in Comparative Perspective
Harvey,
Paul H.
Martin,
R. D.
Clutton-Brock,
T. H.
17
Food Distribution and Foraging Behavior
Oates,
John F.
18
Interactions among Primate Species
Waser,
Peter M.
19
Predation
Cheney,
Dorothy L.
Wrangham,
Richard W.
20
Demography and Reproduction
Dunbar,
R. I. M.
21
Dispersal and Philopatry
Pusey,
Anne E.
Packer,
Craig
22
Interactions and Relationships between Groups
Cheney,
Dorothy L.
23
Evolution of Social Structure
Wrangham,
Richard W.
PART III
Group Life
24
Kinship
Gouzoules,
Sarah
Gouzoules,
Harold
25
Conflict and Cooperation
Walters,
Jeffrey R.
Seyfarth,
Robert M.
26
Social Behavior in Evolutionary Perspective
Silk,
Joan B.
27
Infants, Mothers, and Other Females
Nicolson,
Nancy A.
28
Infants and Adult Males
Whitten,
Patricia L.
29
Transition to Adulthood
Walters,
Jeffrey R.
30
Patterning of Sexual Activity
Hrdy,
Sarah Blaffer
Whitten,
Patricia L.
31
Sexual Competition and Mate Choice
Smuts,
Barbara B.
32
Gender, Aggression, and Influence
Smuts,
Barbara B.
33
Can Nonhuman Primates Help Us Understand Human Behavior?
Hinde,
Robert A.
34
Dynamics of Social Relationships
de Waal,
Frans B. M.
PART IV
Communication and Intelligence
35
Communication by Sight and Smell
Zeller,
Anne C.
36
Vocal Communication and Its Relation to Language
Seyfarth,
Robert M.
37
Intelligence and Social Cognition
Essock-Vitale,
Susan
Seyfarth,
Robert M.
38
Local Traditions and Cultural Transmission
Nishida,
Toshisada
PART V
The Future
39
Conservation of Primates and Their Habitats
Mittermeier,
Russell A.
Cheney,
Dorothy L.
40
Future of Primate Research
Cheney,
Dorothy L.
Seyfarth,
Robert M.
Smuts,
Barbara B.
Wrangham,
Richard W.
Appendix:
The Order Primates: Species Names and a Guide to Social Organization
List of Contributors
Bibliography
Index
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