Reproductive decisions : an economic analysis of gelada baboon social strategies / R.I.M. Dunbar.
Material type: TextSeries: Princeton legacy library | Monographs in behavior and ecologyPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]Copyright date: ©1984Description: 1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
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- online resource
- 9781400853847
- 1400853842
- 9780691083605
- 0691083606
- 9780691083612
- 0691083614
- 0691612005
- 9780691612003
- Gelada baboon -- Reproduction
- Gelada baboon -- Behavior
- Social behavior in animals
- Mammals -- Reproduction
- Mammals -- Behavior
- Gelada -- Reproduction
- Gelada -- Mœurs et comportement
- Comportement social chez les animaux
- Mammifères -- Reproduction
- Mammifères -- Mœurs et comportement
- NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Primatology
- Gelada baboon -- Behavior
- Mammals -- Behavior
- Mammals -- Reproduction
- Social behavior in animals
- 599.8/2 22
- QL737.P93 D76 1984eb
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Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258).
Print version record.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Structure of Gelada Populations -- 3 Ecological Constraints -- 4 Demographic Processes -- 5 Social Structure of Reproductive Units -- 6 Constraints on Female Reproduction -- 7 The Female's Socio- Reproductive Strategies -- 8 A Decision Model of Female Reproductive Strategies -- 9 The Female's Tactical Options -- 10 The Male's Loyalty Problem -- 11 Rules and Decisions in Harem Acquisition -- 12 An Economic Model of Male Reproductive Strategies -- 13 Tactical Options Open to Males -- 14 Dynamics of Strategy Choice -- 15 Two Final Problems About Males -- 16 Evolutionary Decisions Under Conflicts of Interest -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index
Robin Dunbar uses economic models to explore the social behavior of the gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), a unique species, whose social system is one of the most complex among the primates. His work illustrates the value of an approach that views social behavior as being ultimately concerned with reproduction and with the maximizing of an individual's contribution to its species' gene pool.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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