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This book presents a series of integrated papers on the latest techniques and concepts for understanding the fossil record of primates; including ... More

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The survival of primates in their natural habitats is of growing concern to primatologists, ecologists and conservationists. In this volume, research ... More

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These original contributions on the evolution of primates and the techniques for studying the subject cover an enormous range of material and ... More

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Demonstrates that the earliest humans evolved not as hunters but as prey species, based on evidence from fossil and living primates

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A provocative view of human evolution that contends early humans occupied a far more vulnerable position in the food chain than we like to imagine.

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Primates in Perspective is the first edited volume to offer a comprehensive overview of primatology since 1987. Forty-four original essays--by fifty ... More

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Shaping Primate Evolution is an edited collection of papers about how biological form is described in primate biology, and the consequences of form ... More

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Feeding Ecology in Apes and Other Primates, first published in 2006, focuses on evolutionary perspectives of the complex interactions between the ... More

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This second edition will be an edited volume of interest to those who do research and teach about the evolution of primates. It aims to convey to ... More

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These proceedings of a symposium held in Maja, Mexico, in October 1987 offer multidisciplinary investigations of ontogency's role in primate ... More

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Humans adapt to their environment through a unique amalgamation of culture and biology. Both are intrinsic to our existence and constitute the dual ... More

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One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about the origins of our species. In this new paperback, Ian ... More

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Synthesis of evolutionary anthropology integrating primate research with that from the earliest human records.

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This volume reviews major topics in human, primate, and mammalian evolution with an emphasis on systematic paleoenvironmental and behavioral ... More

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Are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? "Hierarchy in the Forest" addresses this question by examining the evolutionary origins of social ... More

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This 2005 book explores how seasonal variation in resource abundance might have driven primate and human evolution.

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This well-illustrated volume brings together discussions on the latest discoveries and current theories concerning the origin and early evolution of ... More

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Explores adaptability and variation in past and present human populations.

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This interdisciplinary book interprets early human evolution in the context of the local ecology and specific habitats. It assesses carefully the ... More

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This volume presents a comprehensive review of the current research in the field of primate thinking, learning and behavioural development. Recent ... More

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In this engaging, thought-provoking book, Dwight Read explores the fundamental scientific debate about how culture and social organization separate ... More

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