Cooperation in Primates and Humans

Cooperation in Primates and Humans
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 364
Release :
ISBN-10 : 3540283749
ISBN-13 : 9783540283744
Rating : 4/5 (744 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cooperation in Primates and Humans by : Peter M. Kappeler

Download or read book Cooperation in Primates and Humans written by Peter M. Kappeler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooperative behaviour has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory. This book examines the many facets of cooperative behaviour in primates and humans. It bridges the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans, and highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness, with respect to cooperative behaviour.


Cooperation in Primates and Humans Related Books

Cooperation in Primates and Humans
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: Peter M. Kappeler
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-19 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Cooperative behaviour has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory. This book examines the many facets of cooperative behaviour in primates and humans. It
Origins of Altruism and Cooperation
Language: en
Pages: 440
Authors: Robert W. Sussman
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-02 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is about the evolution and nature of cooperation and altruism in social-living animals, focusing especially on non-human primates and on humans. Altho
Cooperation in Primates and Humans
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Peter M Kappeler
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-02 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book examines the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans as some of the world’s leading experts review and summarize the state-of-the
Cheating Monkeys and Citizen Bees
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Lee Alan Dugatkin
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Here biologist Lee Dugatkin outlines four paths to cooperation shared by humans and other animals: family dynamics, reciprocal transactions (or "tit for tat"),
Why We Cooperate
Language: en
Pages: 229
Authors: Michael Tomasello
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-28 - Publisher: MIT Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through experiments with kids and chimpanzees, this cutting-edge theory in developmental psychology reveals how cooperation is a distinctly human combination of