Primate Social Systems

Hardcover. 373 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Croom Helm, UK, 1988. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has minor bumping to edges. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 0709908873. ISBN/EAN: 9780709908876. Inventory No: 09041322. Hardcover

From Publisher:

This book grew from small beginnings as I began to find unexpected patterns emerging from the data in the literature. The more I thought about the way in which primate social systems worked, the more interesting things turned out to be. I am conscious that, at times, this has introduced a certain amount of complexity into the text. I make no apologies for that: what we are dealing with is a complex subject, the product of evolutionary forces interacting with very sophisticated minds. None the less, I have done my best to explain every thing as clearly as I can in order to make the book accessible to as wide an audience as possible. I have laid a heavy emphasis in this book on the use of simple graphical and mathematical models. Their sophistication, however, is not great and does not assume more than a knowledge of elementary probability theory. Since their role will inevitably be misunderstood, I take this opportunity to stress that their function is essentially heuristic rather than explanatory: they are designed to focus our attention on the key issues so as to point out the directions for further research. A model is only as good as the questions it prompts us to ask. For those whose natural inclination is to dismiss modelling out of hand, I can only point to the precision that their use can offer us in terms of hypothesis-testing."

Product Info

ISBN: 0709908873

ISBN-13: 9780709908876

Publisher: Croom Helm

Year: 1988

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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