The fruit, the tree, and the serpent : why we see so well /

The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent -- but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The surprising answer, this book suggests, may lie in the singular impact of snakes on primate evolution. Predation pressure from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Isbell, Lynne A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Human evolution.
Primates > Evolution.
Vision.
Eye > Evolution.
Snakes.
Fear.
Serpents.
Evolution (Biology)
Primates.
Visual perception.
Biological Evolution
Fear
Primates
Visual Perception
Vision, Ocular
Snakes
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Primates > Évolution.
Œil > Évolution.
Peur.
Évolution (Biologie)
Perception visuelle.
sight (sense)
fear.
evolution.
Primates (order)
visual perception.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Visual perception
Serpents
Eye > Evolution
Human evolution
Primates > Evolution
Vision
Hominisation.
Sehen.
Schlangen.
Angst.
Homme > Évolution.
Oeil > Évolution.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Primate Biogeography
  • Why Did Primates Evolve?
  • Primate Vision
  • Origins of Modern Predators
  • Vision and Fear-- Venomous Snakes and Anthropoid Primates
  • Why Only Primates?
  • Testing the Snake Detection Theory
  • Epilogue : Implications for Humans.

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