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Gorilla Society Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation Between the Sexes

By: Alexander H Harcourt and Kelly J Stewart
459 pages, 33 halftones, 68 line drawings, 9 tabs
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  • Gorilla Society ISBN: 9780226316031 Paperback Aug 2007 Out of stock with supplier: order now to get this when available
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Societies develop as a result of the interactions of individuals as they compete and cooperate with one another in the evolutionary struggle to survive and reproduce successfully. Gorilla society is arranged according to these different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. In seeking to understand why gorilla society exists as it does, Alexander H. Harcourt and Kelly J. Stewart bring together extensive data on wild gorillas, collected over decades by numerous researchers working in diverse habitats across Africa, to illustrate how the social system of gorillas has evolved and endured.

Gorilla Society introduces recent theories explaining primate societies, describes gorilla life history, ecology, and social systems, and explores both sexes' evolutionary strategies of survival and reproduction. With a focus on the future, Harcourt and Stewart conclude with suggestions for future research and conservation. An exemplary work of socioecology from two of the world's best known gorilla biologists, Gorilla Society will be a landmark study on a par with the work of George Schaller-a synthesis of existing research on these remarkable animals and the societies in which they live.

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Alexander H. Harcourt is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis. Kelly J. Stewart is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis.
By: Alexander H Harcourt and Kelly J Stewart
459 pages, 33 halftones, 68 line drawings, 9 tabs
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A first-rate source for anyone wanting a broad overview of what topics are currently being explored by biologists in this field. The book is well worth the price, and I strongly recommend it to academics and anyone else who is genuiniely interested in learning more about these magnificent animals and what we can do to conserve them for future generations.--F./i>--F. Blake Morton "Integrative and Comparative Biology "
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