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Bible --- History of civilization

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Male primates, carnivores and rodents sometimes kill infants that they did not sire. Infanticide by males is a relatively common phenomenon in these groups, but tends to be rare in any given species. Is this behavior pathological or accidental, or does it reflect a conditional reproductive strategy for males in certain circumstances? In this book, case studies and reviews confirm the adaptive nature of infanticide in males in primates, and help to predict which species should be vulnerable to it. Much of the book is devoted to exploring the evolutionary consequences of the threat of infanticide by males for social and reproductive behavior and physiology. Written for graduate students and researchers in animal behavior, behavioral ecology, biological anthropology and social psychology, this book shows that social systems are shaped not only by ecological pressures, but also social pressures such as infanticide risk.

Primates --- Infanticide in animals. --- Animal behavior --- Behavior. --- Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiology

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Developmental psychology --- Social psychology --- Evolution. Phylogeny --- Zoology --- sociale psychologie --- ontwikkelingspsychologie --- Europees recht --- zoölogie --- primaten

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The emergence of the genus Homo is widely linked to the colonization of 'new' highly seasonal savannah habitats. However, until recently, our understanding of the possible impact of seasonality on this shift has been limited because we have little general knowledge of how seasonality affects the lives of primates. This 2005 book documents the extent of seasonality in food abundance in tropical woody vegetation, and then presents systematic analyses of the impact of seasonality in food supply on the behavioural ecology of non-human primates. Syntheses in this volume then produce broad generalizations concerning the impact of seasonality on behavioural ecology and reproduction in both human and non-human primates, and apply these insights to primate and human evolution. Written for graduate students and researchers in biological anthropology and behavioural ecology, this is an absorbing account of how seasonality may have affected an important episode in our own evolution.

Primates --- Human evolution --- Quadrumana --- Mammals --- Seasonal variations --- Evolution --- Physiology. --- Human evolution. --- Seasons. --- Behavior, Animal --- Ecology. --- Biological Evolution --- Physiology, Comparative. --- Seasonal variations. --- Evolution. --- physiology. --- Primate seasonality --- Primates - Seasonal variations. --- Primates - Evolution. --- Primates - physiology. --- Behavior, Animal - physiology.

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The study of animal behaviour is one of the fastest growing sub-disciplines in biology. The resulting diversity of conceptual approaches and methodological innovations makes it increasingly difficult for professionals and students to keep abreast of important new developments. This edited volume provides up-to-date reviews that facilitate orientation in key areas of animal behaviour, including communication, cognition, conflict, cooperation, sexual selection and behavioural variation. The contributions address evolutionary and proximate aspects of behaviour and also cover both invertebrates and vertebrates. Important concepts are dealt with in separate glossaries and key examples highlighted in separate text boxes. Richly illustrated with colour figures, this volume offers a well structured overview of all the main developments in current animal behaviour research. It is ideal for teaching upper-level courses, where it will be essential reading for advanced students familiar with basic concepts and ideas.

Social psychology --- Evolution. Phylogeny --- Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiology --- Physiology of nerves and sense organs --- dierenecologie --- gedrag (mensen) --- Europees recht --- neurobiologie