Tree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution

by Frans de Waal, Robin I.M. Dunbar, William C. McGrew, et al.

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How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and hugely successful apes that we are? Our closest relatives--the other mentally complex and socially skilled primates--offer tantalizing clues. In Tree of Origin nine of the world's top primate experts read these clues and compose the most extensive picture to date of what the behavior of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species.

It has been nearly fifteen years...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674010043

ISBN13:9780674010048

Release Date:November 2010

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Animals Apes & Monkeys Biology & Life Sciences Evolution Mammals Nature Politics & Social Sciences Primatology Science Science & Math

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