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Some of the world’s leading experts summarize and review the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation
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Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Charles Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans as some of the world’s leading experts review and summarize the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This book is thus the first to bridge the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans. Comparative as this approach is, it highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Introduction
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Kinship
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Biological Markets
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cooperation in Primates and Humans
Book Subtitle: Mechanisms and Evolution
Editors: Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. Schaik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28277-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-28269-3Published: 29 November 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-28374-4Published: 29 November 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-28277-8Published: 20 March 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 350
Topics: Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Psychology, Zoology