Sex and Friendship in Baboons

Those who have been privileged to watch baboons long enough to know them as individuals and who have learned to interpret some of their more subtle interactions will attest that the rapid flow of baboon behavior can at times be overwhelming

Klappentext Presents a study of baboons, which aims to reveal a new depth to their behavior. The author maintains an open research strategy - respecting her subjects by approaching them with the open mind of an ethnographer and immersing herself in the complexities of baboon social life before formulating her research design. Zusammenfassung Presents a study of baboons, which aims to reveal a new depth to their behavior. The author maintains an open research strategy - respecting her subjects by approaching them with the open mind of an ethnographer and immersing herself in the complexities of baboon social life before formulating her research design.

Autorentext

Barbara B. Smuts

Inhalt
1 INTRODUCTION Prologue, Studying Sex and Friendship in Baboons 2 BABOONS 3 FIELD WORK AND DATA ANALYSIS 4 DEFINING FRIENDSHIP 5 WHAT MADE FRIENDS SPECIAL 6 BENEFITS OF FRIENDSHIP TO THE FEMALE 7 MALEMALE COMPETITION FOR MATES 8 BENEFITS OF FRIENDSHIP TO THE MALE 9 MAKING, KEEPING, AND LOSING FRIENDS 10 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES