| Description |
1 online resource (x, 52 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Series |
SpringerBriefs in biology, 2192-2179 |
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SpringerBriefs in biology.
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| Contents |
Cultural diversity of social behaviors in Japanese macaques -- Primate self-medication and the treatment of parasite infection -- From genes to the mind : comparative genomics and cognitive science elucidating aspects of the apes that make us human |
| Summary |
This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country's premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding the age-old questions, where did we come from, and what makes us unique or similar to our primate ancestors? The first chapter, by Naofumi Nakagawa, focuses on the cultural diversity of social behavior in the Japanese macaque. This chapter reviews research on primate culture, in particular the work on |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed Dec. 4, 2012) |
| Subject |
Primates.
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Primatology -- Japan.
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Primates -- Research -- Japan -- Kyoto.
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Primates.
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Japan. |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nakagawa, Naofumi, author
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Go, Yasuhiro, author
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Imai, Hiroo, author
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Tomonaga, Masaki, 1964- author
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Kyōto Daigaku. Reichōrui Kenkyūjo.
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| LC no. |
2012948989 |
| ISBN |
9784431541530 (electronic bk.) |
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4431541535 (electronic bk.) |
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9784431541523 |
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4431541527 |
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