Primate Societies: Group Techniques of Ecological Adaptation by Kummer, Hans

Routledge, 2006-12-15. Paperback. Like New. 0.2992 8.7008 5.9016. Still Sealed in Plastic. Never used!

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New. In this book, Hans Kummer, one of the world's leading primate ethologists, examines the patterns of social interaction among primates. He examines this social behavior from the fundamentally biological viewpoint of evolutionary adaptation as part of the survival mechanisms for the species. Recognizing that all activity is constituted in part of genetic programming and in part of adaptive behavior, he explores the borderline area between the genetic and the "cultural." By use of astute observation and clever experimentation he shows that many aspects of social behavior are inherited, and differentially inherited among various primate groups. These data also show, however, that the individuals and troops learn much in primate social life and that these forms are responsive to particular ecological situations. Drawing heavily on knowledge gleaned from his own well-known studies of the Hamadryas baboon, Dr. Kummer introduces the reader to the daily life of a particular primate… Read More

Routledge, 2006-12-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Aldine De Gruyter, 2007. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 160 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.25 inches.