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Author : Christophe Boesch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 21,85 MB
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1108481558
An engaging account of the research and key findings on Taï chimpanzees to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this project.
Author : Christophe Boesch
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198505075
The chimpanzees are the closest living evolutionary relatives to our own species, Homo sapiens. As such, they have long exerted a fascination over those with an interest in human evolution, and what makes humans unique. Chrisophe Boesch and Hedwige Boesch-Acherman undertook an incredible observational study of a group of wild chimpanzees of the Tai forest in Cote D'Ivoire, spending some fifteen years in the West African jungle with them. This fascinating book is the result of these years of painstaking research among the chimps. Chimpanzee behavior is documented here in all its impressive diversity and variety. Aggression, territoriality, social structure and relationships, reproductive strategies, hunting, tool use - each of these is given its own chapter, along with topics such as chimp intelligence, life histories, and demography. The authors take care to place their observations within the broader context of research in behavioral ecology, and to compare and contrast their findings with other important work on chimpanzee groups, such as that by Jane Goodall. The book concludes with a summary chapter relating the chimpanzee findings to our understanding of human evolution. Combining careful scientific observation with a store of entertaining anecdotes, this is a lively and readable book. It also succeeds in shedding light on some of the central questions around the evolutionary relationships between the primates, and in particular the affinity between chimpanzees and humans. 'This is a major contribution to the study of the great apes, and a significant addition to debates about human/ape evolution. It has all the makings of a classic monograph.
Author : Christophe Boesch
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 13,66 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198505082
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Author : W. Scott McGraw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2007-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139461591
A great deal has been written about primates; however few volumes have focused on an entire community of sympatric monkeys at a single site. Drawing upon diverse sets of data, the authors provide a multi-thematic case study of the entire monkey community of the Taï forest (Ivory Coast). Much of the book explores how the seven monkey species have adapted to hunting pressures from chimpanzees, leopards, crowned eagles and humans. Other themes covered include feeding ecology, social behaviour, positional behaviour and habitat use, vocal communication and conservation. Colour photographs of all species are provided, showing the major behavioural characteristics of each, as little is known about these West African monkeys. This scientifically important volume will be of interest to a broad audience including primatologists, functional anatomists, psychologists, and behavioural ecologists.
Author : Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 4431094229
Biologists and anthropologists in Japan have played a crucial role in the development of primatology as a scientific discipline. Publication of Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior under the editorship of Tetsuro Matsuzawa reaffirms the pervasive and creative role played by the intellectual descendants of Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani in the fields of behavioral ecology, psychology, and cognitive science. Matsuzawa and his colleagues-humans and other primate partners- explore a broad range of issues including the phylogeny of perception and cognition; the origin of human speech; learning and memory; recognition of self, others, and species; society and social interaction; and culture. With data from field and laboratory studies of more than 90 primate species and of more than 50 years of long-term research, the intellectual breadth represented in this volume makes it a major contribution to comparative cognitive science and to current views on the origin of the mind and behavior of humans.
Author : Christophe Boesch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 36,74 MB
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139479334
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.
Author : Adam Clark Arcadi
Publisher :
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1107197171
An introduction to chimpanzee behavior and conservation, synthesizing findings from long-term field studies in the African rainforest belt.
Author : Michio Nakamura
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 797 pages
File Size : 46,87 MB
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107052319
A major contribution to great-ape research, covering every aspect of the Mahale Mountain Chimpanzee Project to offer new, unique insights.
Author : Tamsin Constable
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780789471536
Author : Martha M. Robbins
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,85 MB
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520274598
These compelling stories and photographs take us to places like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire for an intimate and revealing look at the lives of African wild apes—and at the lives of the humans who study them. In tales of adventure, research, and conservation, veteran field researchers and conservationists describe exciting discoveries made over the past few decades about chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. The book features vivid descriptions of interactions among these highly intelligent creatures as they hunt, socialize, and play. More difficult themes emerge as well, including the threats apes face from poaching, disease, and deforestation. In stories that are often moving and highly personal, this book takes measure of how special the great apes are and discusses positive conservation efforts, including ecotourism, that can help bring these magnificent animals back from the brink of extinction.