Behavioral flexibility in primates: causes and consequences

Behavioral flexibility in primates: causes and consequences

Jones, Clara

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Numerous figures, illustrations, and tables; integration of new literature and concepts into field of primatology; emphasis upon both behavioral and cognitive mechanisms. INDICE: Introduction to Intraindividual Variation of Primate Behavior.- The Costs and Benefits of Behavioral Flexibility to Inclusive Fitness: Dispersalas an Option in Heterogeneous Regimes.- Primate Signatures of Behavioral Flexibility in Heterogeneous Regimes.- Social Cognition and Behavioral Flexibility: Categorical Decision-Making as a Primate Signature.- Female Primates as '˜Energy-Maximizers' in Heterogeneous Regimes.- Male Primates: '˜Time-Minimizers' in Heterogeneous Regimes.- Intersexual Interactions in Heterogeneous Regimes: Potential Effects of Antagonistic Coevolution in Primate Groups.- Sociosexual Organization and the Expression of Behavioral Flexibility.- Behavioral Flexibility: Interpretations and Prospects.- References.- Index.

  • ISBN: 978-1-4419-3602-8
  • Editorial: Springer
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Fecha Publicación: 14/03/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés