Cooperation in Primates and Humans: Mechanisms and Evolution - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 3540283749 ISBN 13: 9783540283744

Verlag: Springer, 2006

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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-art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This book is the first to bridge the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans. Comparative as this approach is, it highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.

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Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans. Some of the world’s leading experts summarize and review the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This is the first attempt to bridge the gap between parallel research activities in primatology and studies of humans. This comparative approach highlights both common principles as well as aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3540283749
• ISBN 13: 9783540283744
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 360
• Herausgeber: Kappeler P. M.
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