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almafu_9960773411002883
Format:
1 online resource (794 p.) :
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41 halftones, 31 graphs, 27 tables
ISBN:
9780674982642
Content:
Knowledge of wild chimpanzees has expanded dramatically. This volume, edited by Martin Muller, Richard Wrangham, and David Pilbeam, brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain human uniqueness, by studying our closest living relatives. Their conclusions may transform our understanding of human evolution.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Part I. Was the Last Common Ancestor of Chimpanzees and Humans Chimpanzee-Like? --
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1. Introduction: Chimpanzees and Human Evolution --
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2. Reconstructing the Last Common Ancestor of Chimpanzees and Humans --
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3. Equal, Similar, but Different: Convergent Bonobos and Conserved Chimpanzees --
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Part II. Chimpanzees and the Evolution of Human Uniqueness --
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4. Introduction: Chimpanzees and Human Uniqueness --
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5. Mortality, Senescence, and Life Span --
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6. Fertility and Fecundity --
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7. Locomotor Ecology and Evolution in Chimpanzees and Humans --
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8. Evolution of the Human Dietary Niche: Initial Transitions --
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9. Evolution of the Human Dietary Niche: Quest for High Quality --
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10. From Pan to Man the Hunter: Hunting and Meat Sharing by Chimpanzees, Humans, and Our Common Ancestor --
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11. The Evolution of the Human Mating System --
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12. From Chimpanzee Society to Human Society: Bridging the Kinship Gap --
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13. Violent Cousins: Chimpanzees, Humans, and the Roots of War --
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14. Cooperative and Competitive Relationships within Sexes --
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15. Cooperation between the Sexes --
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16. Sexual Coercion in Chimpanzees and Humans --
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17. Tool Use and Manufacture in the Last Common Ancestor of Pan and Homo --
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18. Cultural Evolution in Chimpanzees and Humans --
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19. Chimpanzee Cognition and the Roots of the Human Mind --
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20. Ancestral Precursors, Social Control, and Social Selection in the Evolution of Morals --
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21. Communication and Language --
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Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674982642
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674982642
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674982642
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674982642
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674982642
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