Manipulative Monkeys The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal

Name: Manipulative Monkeys The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal
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ISBN: 9780674060388

ISBN-10: 0674060385

ISBN-13: 9780674060388

Edition: 2008

Authors: Susan Perry, Joseph H. Manson

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Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/11/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Joseph H. Manson is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.



Prologue



All in a Day's Work



The Social Intelligence Debate and the Origins of the Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project



The Challenges of Foraging and Self-Medication



Predators, Prey, and Personality



Capuchin Communication



Abby and Tattle: Two Females' Political Careers



Curmudgeon: The Career of an Alpha Male



Moth and Tranquilo: The Strategies of Incoming Alpha Males



Kola and Jordan: Lethal Aggression and the Importance of Allies



Miffin, Nobu, and Abby: Capuchin Mothers, Infants, and Babysitters



Guapo: Innovation and Tradition in the Creation of Bond-Testing Rituals



Social Learning and the Roots of Culture



Nobu and La Lucha sin Fin: Conservation of Tropical Dry Forests


Epilogue


Afterword to the 2011 Printing


Cast of Characters


Timeline of Events in Abby's and Rambo's Groups


Glossary of Behavioral Terms


Works Cited


Acknowledgments


Index