Seasonality in Primates: Studies of Living and Extinct Human and Non-human Primates
Bibliographic Collection:
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Brockman, Diane K; Schaik, Carel van
Year of Publication: 2005
Number of Pages: 590
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
City: Cambridge
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0521820693
Keywords: Animal, Behavior, Comparative., Ecology, Evolution, Human evolution, Physiology, Primates, Seasons
Abstract:
The emergence of the genus Homo is widely linked to the colonization of "new" highly seasonal savannah habitats. However, until now, our understanding of the possible impact of seasonality on this shift has been limited because we have little general knowledge of how seasonality affects the lives of primates. This book documents the extent of seasonality in food abundance in tropical woody vegetation. It then presents a systematic analysis of seasonality's impact in food supply on the behavioral ecology of non-human primates and ultimately applies its conclusions to primate and human evolution.
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