The chimpanzees of the Taï forest : 40 years of research /
"The Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D'Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous...
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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| 在线阅读: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2252237 |
| 总结: | "The Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D'Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous research. Alongside other famous long-term chimpanzee study sites at Gombe and Mahale in East Africa, the tireless work of the team at Taï has contributed to the fields of behavioural ecology and anthropology, as well as improving public awareness of the urgent need to protect this already endangered species. Encompassing important research topics including chimpanzee ecology, reproductive behaviour, tool use, culture, communication, cognition and conservation, this book provides an engaging account of how Taï chimpanzees are adapted to African jungle life and how they have developed unique forms of cooperation with less violence, regular adoptions and complex cultural differences between groups"-- |
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| 实物描述: | 1 online resource (xviii, 470 pages) |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108674218 1108674216 9781108621816 1108621813 9781108481557 1108481558 9781108722926 110872292X |