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Cooperation in Primates and Humans

Mechanisms and Evolution

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Peter M. Kappeler

    1. Department of Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, German Primate Center (DPZ), Göttingen, Germany

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  2. Carel P. Schaik

    1. Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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  • Some of the world’s leading experts summarize and review the state of the art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cooperation in primates and humans: closing the gap

      • Carel P. van Schaik, Peter M. Kappeler
      Pages 3-21

  3. Kinship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Practicing Hamilton’s rule: kin selection in primate groups

      • Joan B. Silk
      Pages 25-46

    3. Kinship, competence and cooperation in primates

      • Bernard Chapais
      Pages 47-64

  4. Reciprocity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Reciprocal altruism: 30 years later

      • Robert Trivers
      Pages 67-83

    3. Simple and complex reciprocity in primates

      • Frans B. M. de Waal, Sarah F. Brosnan
      Pages 85-105

    4. Reciprocal exchange in chimpanzees and other primates

      • John C. Mitani
      Pages 107-119

    5. Causes, consequences and mechanisms of reconciliation: the role of cooperation

      • Filippo Aureli, Colleen Schaffner
      Pages 121-136

  5. Mutualism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Cooperative hunting in chimpanzees: kinship or mutualism?

      • Christophe Boesch, Hedwige Boesch, Linda Vigilant
      Pages 139-150

    3. Toward a general model for male-male coalitions in primate groups

      • Carel P. van Schaik, Sagar A. Pandit, Erin R. Vogel
      Pages 151-171

    4. Cooperative breeding in mammals

      • Tim H. Clutton-Brock
      Pages 173-190

    5. Non-offspring nursing in mammals: general implications from a case study on house mice

      • Barbara König
      Pages 191-205

  6. Biological Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207
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    2. Monkeys, markets and minds: biological markets and primate sociality

      • Louise Barrett, S. Peter Henzi
      Pages 209-232

    3. Digging for the roots of trading

      • Ronald Noë
      Pages 233-261

  7. Cooperation in Humans

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
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About this book

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

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, German Primate Center (DPZ), Göttingen, Germany

    Peter M. Kappeler

  • Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Carel P. Schaik

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cooperation in Primates and Humans

  • Book Subtitle: Mechanisms and Evolution

  • Editors: Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. Schaik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28277-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-28269-3Published: 29 November 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-28374-4Published: 29 November 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-28277-8Published: 20 March 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 350

  • Topics: Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Developmental Psychology, Zoology

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