Behavioral Flexibility in Primates: Causes and Consequences

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Springer Science & Business Media, Sep 10, 2006 - Science - 184 pages

Numerous figures, illustrations, and tables; integration of new literature and concepts into field of primatology; emphasis upon both behavioral and cognitive mechanisms.

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Contents

1 Introduction to Intraindividual Variation of Primate Behavior
1
Dispersal as an Option in Heterogeneous Regimes
16
3 Primate Signatures and Behavioral Flexibility in Heterogeneous Regimes
31
Categorical DecisionMaking as a Primate Signature
46
5 Female Primates as EnergyMaximizers in Heterogeneous Regimes
61
TimeMinimizers in Heterogeneous Regimes
79
Potential Effects of Antagonistic Coevolution in Primate Groups
93
8 Sociosexual Organization and the Expression of Behavioral Flexibility
108
Interpretations and Prospects
123
Glossary
139
References
145
Index
180
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Clara B. Jones, Ph.D. has studied spiders, fish, monkeys, and humans, including work in the field, in zoological gardens, and in the laboratory. Most of her research, beginning in 1973, has been conducted on the howling monkeys of Central America. Her publications primarily relate to sexual selection, reproductive competition, social organization, interindividual conflicts of interest, dispersal, and evolution in heterogeneous regimes. She has also contributed to the literature on primate conservation and population biology.

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