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Cooperative behavior has been one of the enigmas of evolutionary theory since the days of Darwin. The contributions to this book examine the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans. Some of the world’s leading experts summarize and review the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This is the first attempt to bridge the gap between parallel research activities in primatology and studies of humans. This comparative approach highlights both common principles as well as aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.

Primates --- Social behavior in animals --- Cooperativeness --- Comportement social chez les animaux --- Coopération (Psychologie) --- Behavior --- Moeurs et comportement --- Primates. --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Vertebrates --- Mammals --- Social Behavior --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Chordata --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Cooperative Behavior --- Behavior, Animal --- Animal Behavior --- Social behavior in animals. --- Cooperativeness. --- Behavior. --- Coopération (Psychologie) --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVBIOLO SPRINGER-B --- Cooperation (Psychology) --- Life sciences. --- Behavioral sciences. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Zoology. --- Developmental psychology. --- Life Sciences. --- Behavioral Sciences. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Developmental Psychology. --- Social psychology --- Animal behavior --- Animal societies --- Animal behavior. --- Evolution (Biology). --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- Biology --- Natural history --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Animals, Habits and behavior of --- Ethology --- Animal psychology --- Ethologists --- Psychology, Comparative

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Sexual Selection in Primates provides an account of all aspects of sexual selection in primates, combining theoretical insights, comprehensive reviews of the primate literature and comparative perspectives from relevant work on other mammals, birds and humans. Topics include sex roles, sexual dimorphism in weapons, ornaments and armaments, sex ratios, sex differences in behaviour and development, mate choice, sexual conflict, sex-specific life history strategies, sperm competition and infanticide. The outcome of the evolutionary struggle between the sexes, the flexibility of roles and the leverage of females are discussed and emphasised throughout. Sexual Selection in Primates is aimed at graduates and researchers in primatology, animal behaviour, evolutionary biology and comparative psychology.

Primates --- Sexual selection in animals. --- Animals, Sexual selection in --- Natural selection --- Sexual behavior in animals --- Behavior.

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In only a few species do males strategically employ violence to control female sexuality. Why are females routinely abused in some species, but never in others? And can the study of such unpleasant behavior help us to understand the evolution of men's violence against women? The book presents extensive field research and analysis to evaluate sexual coercion in a range of species - including all of the great apes and humans - and to clarify its role in shaping social relationships among males, among females, and between the sexes.

Primates --- Aggressive behavior in animals. --- Aggression in animals --- Aggressiveness in animals --- Animal aggression --- Animal aggressiveness --- Animals --- Aggressiveness --- Animal behavior --- Quadrumana --- Mammals --- Sexual behavior. --- Aggressive behavior