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Fischer, Julia, 1966-
Subjects
Primates -- Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
Cognition in animals.
Learning in animals.
Primates -- Psychology.
Primates -- Evolution.
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Fischer, Julia, 1966-
Primates -- Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
Cognition in animals.
Learning in animals.
Primates -- Psychology.
Primates -- Evolution.
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Monkeytalk : inside the worlds and minds of primates / Julia Fischer ; translated by
Frederick
B
.
Henry
Jr
.
by
Fischer, Julia, 1966-
The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Call #:
599.8 F529m
Subjects
Primates -- Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
Cognition in animals.
Learning in animals.
Primates -- Psychology.
Primates -- Evolution.
ISBN:
9780226124247 (hc)
Description:
xiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translation of: Affengesellschaft. Berlin : Suhrkamp Verlag, 2012.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-237) and index.
Contents:
Prologue -- Part one. Social behavior. Primate diversity -- Barbary macaques : model monkeys -- Primate social systems -- Chacma baboons : into the wild -- Guinea baboons : uncharted territories -- The evolution of baboons -- Challenges of the third kind -- Part two. Cognition. What do animals think? -- Physical cognition -- Social intelligence -- Social knowledge -- Theory of mind -- The evolution of intelligence -- Part three. Communication. What is communication? -- The function of monkey sounds -- The evolution of language : beginnings -- Ape language projects -- Natural communication in primates -- Word learning in a domestic dog -- The evolution of language : state of the art -- The evolution of communication -- Conclusion and prospects.
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,
Frederick
B
.,
Jr
.
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