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The Real Chimpanzee: Sex Strategies in the Forest

By Christophe Boesch

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0521110084, 9780521110082, 9780511651410, 0521125138, 9780521125130
LCC
QL737.P96 B595 2009
Open Library ID
OL24045033M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2375145 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
196\214
Topic
Biology Zoology
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Биологические дисциплины;Зоология;Териология

Description

The Real Chimpanzee encapsulates the fascinating behaviour of wild chimpanzees and discusses the differences observed in different populations across the species, and across the many levels of their social behaviour. It explains why sex competition and predation pressures in a forest chimpanzee population made the females of the group highly social and gave the males a high level of within-group solidarity, making them very xenophobic towards outsiders. Love is what makes war possible. Christophe Boesch brings back to the table the debate over ecological pressures and social organization, and the influence they have over issues such as the evolution of warfare, co-operation, altruism and the position of females. Written in an accessible style for a general audience as well as for undergraduate and graduate students, he presents insightful views to give readers the background information to understand the struggle for survival of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, and through this to find some keys to the ever-so-intriguing question of what makes us human.

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