qChimpanzee behaviour is documented here in all its impressive diversity and variety. Aggression, territoriality, social structure and relationships, reproductive strategies, hunting, tool use - each of these is given its own chapter, along with topics such as chimp intelligence, life histories, and demography. The authors take care to place their observations within the broader context of research in behavioural ecology, and to compare and contrast their findings with other important work on chimpanzee groups, such as that by Jane Goodall. The book concludes with a summary chapter relating the chimpanzee findings to our understanding of human evolution.q--Jacket.Forest scene: On 3 January 1986, we followed Falstaff, the oldest male of the community. He was on his own, ... Varying parties fuse and disperse as they forage along, maintaining cohesion by loud calls and drumming. Brutus, leader andanbsp;...
Title | : | The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest |
Author | : | Christophe Boesch, Hedwige Boesch-Achermann |
Publisher | : | Oxford University Press on Demand - 2000 |
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