Authors:Diane K. Brockman, Carel P. van Schaik,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: studies, human, primates, biological, evolutionary, anthropology, cambridge, non, living, extinct, seasonality
Number of Pages: 604
Published: 2005-12-12
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 0521820693
ISBN-13: 9780521820691

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 evo

Authors:Carel P. van Schaik, Charles H. Janson,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: implications, males, infanticide
Number of Pages: 584
Published: 2000-11-20
List price: $96.99
ISBN-10: 0521774985
ISBN-13: 9780521774987

Infanticide by males is relatively common in primates, carnivores, and rodents, although it tends to be rare even in species in which it occurs. Is this behavior pathological or accidental, or does it reflect a conditional reproductive strategy for males in certain circumstances? In this book, case studies and reviews confirm the adaptive nature of infanticide by males in primates, and help to predict which species should be vulnerable to this phenomenon. Much of the book is devoted to exploring the evolutionary consequences of the threat of infanticide by males for social and reproductive be

Authors:Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. van Schaik,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: evolution, mechanisms, humans, primates, cooperation
Number of Pages: 357
Published: 2006-10-19
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 3540283749
ISBN-13: 9783540283744

This book examines the many facets of cooperative behavior in primates and humans as some of the world’s leading experts review and summarize the state-of-the-art of theoretical and empirical studies of cooperation. This book is the first to bridge the gap between parallel research in primatology and studies of humans. Comparative as this approach is, it highlights both common principles and aspects of human uniqueness with respect to cooperative behavior.

Authors:Peter M. Kappeler, Carel P. van Schaik,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: comparative, perspectives, new, primates, selection, sexual
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2004-07-05
List price: $100.00
ISBN-10: 052153738X
ISBN-13: 9780521537384

Successful reproduction is not always a cooperative affair, but rather a competition between males, with females having the final "say." Throughout there is conflict regarding when, with whom and how often mating should occur. This volume provides the first comprehensive summary of the various forms of sexual communication and behavior and the consequences of the interaction between the sexes.

Authors:Carel van Schaik,  Perry van Duijnhove,
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Pre
Keywords: human, culture, rise, apes, orangutans, red, among
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-11-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0674015770
ISBN-13: 9780674015777

"The local people know him as the ""Man of the Forest,"" who refused to speak for fear of being put to work. And indeed the bear-like Sumatran orangutan, with his moon face, lanky arms, and shaggy red hair, does seem uncannily human; one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, the orangutan may have much to tell us about the origins of human intelligence, technology, and culture. In this book one of the world’s leading experts on Sumatran orangutans, working in collaboration with nature photographer Perry van Duijnhoven, takes us deep into the disappearing world of these captivat

Author: Sam Van Schaik
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: studies, nyingtig, indian, tibetan, buddhism, longchen, practice, simultaneous, perfection, gradual, methods, dzogchen, approaching
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2004-06-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0861713702
ISBN-13: 9780861713707

From Wisdom’s acclaimed Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism series, researcher and scholar Sam van Schaik introduces the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, looking closely at its practice of Dzogchen—and one of Dzogchen’s seminal figures, Jigme Lingpa—to make an extensive analysis of a core tension within Buddhism: does enlightenment develop gradually, or does it come all at once?

Authors:Fulco Ludwig, Pavel Kabat, Henk Van Schaik, Michael V
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Keywords: sector, water, adaptation, change, climate
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2009-03
List price: $97.50
ISBN-10: 1844076520
ISBN-13: 9781844076529

Today’s climate variability already has a large impact on water supply and protection. Millions of people are affected every year by droughts and floods. Future climate change is likely to make things worse. Many people within the water sector are aware that climate change is affecting water resource management, but they are unsure how to incorporate climate information into their management structures. This book offers a compendium of specific climate variability and adaptation strategies for water resource management. The book shows how to use climate data in decision support and/or m