Manipulative Monkeys
The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal
Published on 1. July 2009
368 pages
978-0-674-04204-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book takes us into a Costa Rican forest teeming with simian drama, where since 1990 primatologists Perry and Manson have followed four generations of capuchins. The authors describe behavior as entertaining-and occasionally as alarming-as it is recognizable.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04204-9 (9780674042049)
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02/2008
Harvard University Press
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Content
Contents Prologue 1. All in a Day?s Work 2. The Social Intelligence Debate and the Origins of the Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project 3. The Challenges of Foraging and Self-Medication 4. Predators, Prey, and Personality 5. Capuchin Communication 6. Abby and Tattle: Two Females? Political Careers 7. Curmudgeon: The Career of an Alpha Male 8. Moth and Tranquilo: The Strategies of Incoming Alpha Males 9. Kola and Jordan: Lethal Aggression and the Importance of Allies 10. Miffin, Nobu, and Abby: Capuchin Mothers, Infants, and Babysitters 11. Guapo: Innovation and Tradition in the Creation of Bond-Testing Rituals 12. Social Learning and the Roots of Culture 13. Nobu and La Lucha sin Fin: Conservation of Tropical Dry Forests Epilogue Cast of Characters Timeline of Events in Abby?s and Rambo?s Groups Glossary of Behavioral Terms in the Capuchin Communicative Repertoire Notes Acknowledgments Index
