Cooperation in Primates and Humans : Mechanisms and Evolution /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kappeler, Peter. (Editor), van Schaik, Carel P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cooperation in primates and humans: closing the gap
  • Kinship
  • Practicing Hamilton's rule: kin selection in primate groups
  • Kinship, competence and cooperation in primates
  • Reciprocity
  • Reciprocal altruism: 30 years later
  • Simple and complex reciprocity in primates
  • Reciprocal exchange in chimpanzees and other primates
  • Causes, consequences and mechanisms of reconciliation: the role of cooperation
  • Mutualism
  • Cooperative hunting in chimpanzees: kinship or mutualism?
  • Toward a general model for male-male coalitions in primate groups
  • Cooperative breeding in mammals
  • Non-offspring nursing in mammals: general implications from a case study on house mice
  • Biological Markets
  • Monkeys, markets and minds: biological markets and primate sociality
  • Digging for the roots of trading
  • Cooperation in Humans
  • Reputation, personal identity and cooperation in a social dilemma
  • Human cooperation from an economic perspective.