The social life of monkeys and apes / S. Zuckerman
1981, 2nd edition. London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #387067
ISBN: 0710006918
Physical description; 511 pp., illustrations ; 23 cm. Contents; Pt. I. The social life of monkeys and apes -- 1. Human sociology and the sub-human primates -- 2. Mammalian sociology -- 3. Sexual periodicity -- 4. The breeding season and society -- 5. The physiology of the reproductive processes of mammals other than primates -- 6. The general character of the menstrual cycle -- 7. The morphology, physiology, and interpretation of the menstrual cycle -- 8. Oestrous cycle and behaviour -- 9. The menstrual cycle and behaviour -- 10. The individual within the group -- 11. Apes and monkeys in the wild : general -- 12. Baboons in South Africa -- 13. The social groups of wild apes and monkeys -- 14. The Hamadryas baboon colony -- 15. Dominance and the liberation of sexual responses -- 16. The communal life of the baboon -- 17. The development of social and sexual responses -- 18. Altruism and society -- 19. The social scale -- pt. II. Postscript and appendices to the second edition -- 1. Biological basis of the sense of property -- 2. The biological background of human social behaviour -- 23. Extract from Functional affinities of man, monkeys and apes -- 4. The evolution of the human family and social group -- 5A. Review of The social organization of Hamadryas baboons -- 5B. Review of The social organization of sub-human primates -- 5C. Review of The mountain gorilla -- 6. Review of My friends the baboons -- 7. Review of On aggression and Civilized man's eight deadly sins. Subjects; Monkeys Behavior. Apes. Mammals. Primates. Social behavior in animals.
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