Macaque Societies A Model for the Study of Social Organization [Paperback]

Explores primate societies and their evolution using macaques as a model.Macaques are perhaps the most comprehensively studied of all monkey groups, and the 20 species feature a broad diversity of social relationships, making them an ideal group for exploring the evolution of primate societies. This book aims to investigate how societies arose, worked and transform, during the course of evolution. Written especially for those studying animal behaviour and primatology, this book will also be of interest to those studying human societies and their evolution.Macaques are perhaps the most comprehensively studied of all monkey groups, and the 20 species feature a broad diversity of social relationships, making them an ideal group for exploring the evolution of primate societies. This book aims to investigate how societies arose, worked and transform, during the course of evolution. Written especially for those studying animal behaviour and primatology, this book will also be of interest to those studying human societies and their evolution.Macaques are perhaps the most comprehensively studied of all monkey groups, and the 20 species feature a broad diversity of social relationships, making them an ideal group for exploring the evolution of primate societies. This book investigates how societies arose, developed and were transformed during the course of evolution. Written especially for students of animal behavior and primatology, the study will be of interest as well to those studying human societies and their evolution.List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 1. Why macaque societies? Bernard Thierry, Mewa Singh and Werner Kaumanns; Part I. Individual Attributes: 2. Personality factors between and within species John P. Capitanio; Box 2. Social intelligence Josep Call; 3. The role of emotions in social relationships Filippo Aureli and Gabriele Schino; Box 3. Power and communication Signe Preuschoft; 4. Reproductive life history Fred Bercovitch and Nancy HarlSà