For several years the study of social behavior has been undergoing a revolution with far-
reaching consequences for the social and biological sciences. Partly responsib are three …

Of all vertebrates, primates are among the most amenable to study in the wild. They are
mostly large diurnal creatures that can readily be habituated to close observation, often to …

When published in 1980, Benjamin B. Beck's Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to
catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human …

Estimates of body weight, group size, home range size, day range length, socionomic sex
ratio and sexual dimorphism are compared between 100 primate species, allocated to …

Measurements were taken on the upper and lower molars of 37 species of primates and one
tupaiid to assess the relative importance of shearing, crushing and grinding features …

In this paper we propose a typology for classifying object manipulation and tool use. We
then classify tool use as context specific or intelligent tool use on the basis of criteria drawn …

A quantitative analysis of occlusal microwear on the protoconal facets of maxillary
permanent second molars of southern African specimens of Australopithecus and …

Publisher Summary This chapter shares the instances of care for infants by individuals other
than the natural mother, and examines the instances of abuse of infants by males and …

Studies of dental microwear have been used to relate tooth form to function in a variety of
recent and extinct mammals. Probably the most important aspect of microwear analysis is …

The eight monkey species occurring in Surinam were studied in the Raleigh-vallen-
Voltzberg Nature Reserve along the Coppename River. Special emphasis was placed on …