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Gorilla Society: Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation Between the Sexes
Alexander H. Harcourt
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Description for Gorilla Society: Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation Between the Sexes
Paperback. Gorilla society is arranged according to the different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. This title introduces theories explaining primate societies; describes gorilla life history, ecology, and social systems; and explores both sexes' evolutionary strategies of survival and reproduction. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones, 68 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Societies develop as a result of the interactions of individuals as they compete and cooperate with one another in the evolutionary struggle to survive and reproduce successfully. Gorilla society is arranged according to the different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. In seeking to understand why gorilla society exists as it does, Alexander H. Harcourt and Kelly J. Stewart bring together extensive data on wild gorillas, collected over decades by numerous researchers working in diverse habitats across Africa, to illustrate how the social system of gorillas has evolved and endured. "Gorilla Society" introduces recent theories explaining primate societies; ... Read more
Societies develop as a result of the interactions of individuals as they compete and cooperate with one another in the evolutionary struggle to survive and reproduce successfully. Gorilla society is arranged according to the different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. In seeking to understand why gorilla society exists as it does, Alexander H. Harcourt and Kelly J. Stewart bring together extensive data on wild gorillas, collected over decades by numerous researchers working in diverse habitats across Africa, to illustrate how the social system of gorillas has evolved and endured. "Gorilla Society" introduces recent theories explaining primate societies; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226316031
SKU
V9780226316031
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About Alexander H. Harcourt
Alexander H. Harcourt is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis. Kelly J. Stewart is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis.
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