Beautiful minds : the parallel lives of great apes and dolphins /

In this first book to study apes and dolphins side by side, a dolphin biologist and a primatologist who have spent their careers studying these animals in the wild, combine their insights with compelling results. Beautiful Minds explains how and why apes and dolphins are so distantly related yet so...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bearzi, Maddalena
Otros Autores: Stanford, Craig B. (Craig Britton), 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Apes > Behavior.
Dolphins > Behavior.
Animal societies.
Psychology, Comparative.
Dolphins.
Animal behavior.
Dolphins
Hominidae
Psychology, Comparative
Behavior, Animal
Dauphins > Mœurs et comportement.
Sociétés animales.
Psychologie comparée.
Dauphins.
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Primatology.
NATURE > Animals > Primates.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this first book to study apes and dolphins side by side, a dolphin biologist and a primatologist who have spent their careers studying these animals in the wild, combine their insights with compelling results. Beautiful Minds explains how and why apes and dolphins are so distantly related yet so cognitively alike and what this teaches us about another large-brained mammal: Homo sapiens.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (351 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and index.
ISBN:9780674033795
0674033795
9780674027817
0674027817
9780674029903
0674029909

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