The chimpanzees of Mahale : natural history and local culture /

"Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relations and are of enduring interest to a range of sciences, from anthropology to zoology. In the West, many know of the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, whose studies of these apes at Gombe in Tanzania are justly famous. Less well-known, but eq...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nishida, Toshisada, 1941-2011
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Chimpanzees > Behavior > Tanzania > Mahale Mountains National Park.
Chimpanzees > Research > Tanzania > Mahale Mountains National Park.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Primatology.
NATURE > Animals > Primates.
Chimpanzees > Behavior
Chimpanzees > Research
Tanzania > Mahale Mountains National Park
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Foreword Frans de Waal; Preface; Introduction; 1. At the beginning; 2. Food and feeding behaviour; 3. Growth and development; 4. Play and exploration; 5. Communication as culture; 6. Female life histories; 7. Sexual strategies; 8. Male political strategies; 9. Culture; 10. Conservation and the future; Postscript; Acknowledgements; References; Index.

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