Wild Chimpanzees: Social Behavior of an Endangered Species
Cambridge University Press, 6/21/2018
EAN 9781316647561, ISBN10: 1316647560
Paperback, 244 pages, 22.8 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm
Language: English
As our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees offer tantalizing clues about the behavior of early human ancestors. This book provides a rich and detailed portrait of chimpanzee social life in the wild, synthesizing hundreds of thousands of hours of research at seven long-term field sites. Why are the social lives of males and females so different? Why do groups of males sometimes seek out and kill neighboring individuals? Do chimpanzees cooperate when they hunt monkeys? Is their vocal behaviour like human speech? Are there different chimpanzee 'cultures'? Addressing these questions and more, Adam Arcadi presents a fascinating introduction to the chimpanzee social universe and the challenges we face in trying to save this species from extinction. With extensive notes organized by field site and an appendix describing field methods, this book is indispensable for students, researchers, and anyone else interested in the remarkable and complex world of these intelligent apes.
Preface
1. Primates, apes, and the study of chimpanzee social behavior
2. Seven long-term field studies
3. Chimpanzee fission-fusion social organization and its conservation implications
4. Sex differences in ranging and association patterns
5. Female social relationships and the defining influence of offspring care
6. Male social relationships and the dynamic interplay of competition and cooperation
7. Sexual behavior
conflicting strategies of males and females
8. Coalitionary lethal aggression between and within communities
9. Hunting, eating, and sharing meat
10. Communication
the form and content of signals
11. Community differences in grooming postures and tool use
innovation, social learning, and the question of 'culture'
Epilogue
Appendix
field methods for studying wild chimpanzees.