Author: William C. McGrew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521423717
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The implications of tool-use behaviour in chimpanzees for reconstructing the evolutionary origins of human culture are discussed in this book.
Chimpanzee Material Culture
Author: William C. McGrew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521423717
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The implications of tool-use behaviour in chimpanzees for reconstructing the evolutionary origins of human culture are discussed in this book.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521423717
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The implications of tool-use behaviour in chimpanzees for reconstructing the evolutionary origins of human culture are discussed in this book.
The Cultured Chimpanzee
Author: William Clement McGrew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521535434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521535434
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
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Chimpanzee Cultures
Author: Richard W. Wrangham
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674116634
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Compares and contrasts the ecology, social relations, and cognition of chimpanzees, bonobos, and occasionally, gorillas.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674116634
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Compares and contrasts the ecology, social relations, and cognition of chimpanzees, bonobos, and occasionally, gorillas.
Wild Cultures
Author: Christophe Boesch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025370
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A journey into the lives of chimpanzees, revealing the many parallels and differences between us.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025370
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A journey into the lives of chimpanzees, revealing the many parallels and differences between us.
Reaching Into Thought
Author: Anne E. Russon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521644969
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This book investigates current field and theoretical information on great ape cognition.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521644969
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This book investigates current field and theoretical information on great ape cognition.
Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior
Author: Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 4431094229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Biologists and anthropologists in Japan have played a crucial role in the development of primatology as a scientific discipline. Publication of Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior under the editorship of Tetsuro Matsuzawa reaffirms the pervasive and creative role played by the intellectual descendants of Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani in the fields of behavioral ecology, psychology, and cognitive science. Matsuzawa and his colleagues-humans and other primate partners- explore a broad range of issues including the phylogeny of perception and cognition; the origin of human speech; learning and memory; recognition of self, others, and species; society and social interaction; and culture. With data from field and laboratory studies of more than 90 primate species and of more than 50 years of long-term research, the intellectual breadth represented in this volume makes it a major contribution to comparative cognitive science and to current views on the origin of the mind and behavior of humans.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 4431094229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Biologists and anthropologists in Japan have played a crucial role in the development of primatology as a scientific discipline. Publication of Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior under the editorship of Tetsuro Matsuzawa reaffirms the pervasive and creative role played by the intellectual descendants of Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani in the fields of behavioral ecology, psychology, and cognitive science. Matsuzawa and his colleagues-humans and other primate partners- explore a broad range of issues including the phylogeny of perception and cognition; the origin of human speech; learning and memory; recognition of self, others, and species; society and social interaction; and culture. With data from field and laboratory studies of more than 90 primate species and of more than 50 years of long-term research, the intellectual breadth represented in this volume makes it a major contribution to comparative cognitive science and to current views on the origin of the mind and behavior of humans.
The Mind of the Chimpanzee
Author: Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226492818
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. The Mind of the Chimpanzee brings together scores of prominent scientists from around the world to share the most recent research into what goes on inside the mind of our closest living relative. Intertwining a range of topics—including imitation, tool use, face recognition, culture, cooperation, and reconciliation—with critical commentaries on conservation and welfare, the collection aims to understand how chimpanzees learn, think, and feel, so that researchers can not only gain insight into the origins of human cognition, but also crystallize collective efforts to protect wild chimpanzee populations and ensure appropriate care in captive settings. With a breadth of material on cognition and culture from the lab and the field, The Mind of the Chimpanzee is a first-rate synthesis of contemporary studies of these fascinating mammals that will appeal to all those interested in animal minds and what we can learn from them.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226492818
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. The Mind of the Chimpanzee brings together scores of prominent scientists from around the world to share the most recent research into what goes on inside the mind of our closest living relative. Intertwining a range of topics—including imitation, tool use, face recognition, culture, cooperation, and reconciliation—with critical commentaries on conservation and welfare, the collection aims to understand how chimpanzees learn, think, and feel, so that researchers can not only gain insight into the origins of human cognition, but also crystallize collective efforts to protect wild chimpanzee populations and ensure appropriate care in captive settings. With a breadth of material on cognition and culture from the lab and the field, The Mind of the Chimpanzee is a first-rate synthesis of contemporary studies of these fascinating mammals that will appeal to all those interested in animal minds and what we can learn from them.
The Chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba
Author: Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 4431539212
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The chimpanzees of Bossou in Guinea, West Africa, form a unique community which displays an exceptional array of tool use behaviors and behavioral adaptations to coexistence with humans. This community of Pan troglodytes verus has contributed more than three decades of data to the field of cultural primatology, especially chimpanzees’ flexible use of stones to crack open nuts and of perishable tools during foraging activities. The book highlights the special contribution of the long-term research at Bossou and more recent studies in surrounding areas, particularly in the Nimba Mountains and the forest of Diécké, to our understanding of wild chimpanzees’ tool use, cognitive development, lithic technology and culture. This compilation of research principally strives to uncover the complexity of the mind and behavioral flexibility of our closest living relatives. This work also reveals the necessity for ongoing efforts to conserve chimpanzees in the region. Chimpanzees have shed more light on our evolutionary origins than any other extant species in the world, yet their numbers in the wild are rapidly declining. In that sense, the Bossou chimpanzees and their neighbors clearly embody an invaluable cultural heritage for humanity as a whole. Readers can enjoy video clips illustrating unique behaviors of Bossou chimpanzees, in an exclusive DVD accompanying the hardcover or at a dedicated website described in the softcover.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 4431539212
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The chimpanzees of Bossou in Guinea, West Africa, form a unique community which displays an exceptional array of tool use behaviors and behavioral adaptations to coexistence with humans. This community of Pan troglodytes verus has contributed more than three decades of data to the field of cultural primatology, especially chimpanzees’ flexible use of stones to crack open nuts and of perishable tools during foraging activities. The book highlights the special contribution of the long-term research at Bossou and more recent studies in surrounding areas, particularly in the Nimba Mountains and the forest of Diécké, to our understanding of wild chimpanzees’ tool use, cognitive development, lithic technology and culture. This compilation of research principally strives to uncover the complexity of the mind and behavioral flexibility of our closest living relatives. This work also reveals the necessity for ongoing efforts to conserve chimpanzees in the region. Chimpanzees have shed more light on our evolutionary origins than any other extant species in the world, yet their numbers in the wild are rapidly declining. In that sense, the Bossou chimpanzees and their neighbors clearly embody an invaluable cultural heritage for humanity as a whole. Readers can enjoy video clips illustrating unique behaviors of Bossou chimpanzees, in an exclusive DVD accompanying the hardcover or at a dedicated website described in the softcover.
The Oxford Handbook of Material Culture Studies
Author: Dan Hicks
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0199218714
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Written by an international team of experts, the Handbook makes accessible a full range of theoretical and applied approaches to the study of material culture, and the place of materiality in social theory, presenting current thinking about material culture from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, geography, and science and technology studies.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0199218714
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Written by an international team of experts, the Handbook makes accessible a full range of theoretical and applied approaches to the study of material culture, and the place of materiality in social theory, presenting current thinking about material culture from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, geography, and science and technology studies.
Tool Use in Animals
Author: Crickette M. Sanz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107011191
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Presentation of groundbreaking research on an extensive range of tool using animals, looking particularly at the evolution of cognitive abilities.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107011191
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Presentation of groundbreaking research on an extensive range of tool using animals, looking particularly at the evolution of cognitive abilities.