| Comparative Vertebrate Cognition: Are Primates Superior to Non-Primates? 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Rogers, Lesley J. (Editor), Kaplan, Gisela (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0306477270 ISBN-13: 9780306477270 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: This book explores afresh the long-standing interest, and emphasis on, the special' capacities of primates. Some of the recent discoveries of the higher cognitive abilities of other mammals and also birds challenge the concept that primates are special and even the view that the cognitive ability of apes is more advanced than that of nonprimate mammals and birds. It is therefore timely to ask whether primates are, in fact, special and to do so from a broad range of perspectives. Divided into five sections this book deals with topics about higher cognition and how it is manifested in different species, and also considers aspects of brain structure that might be associated with complex behavior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Primatology - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Ornithology |
| Dewey: 596.151 |
| LCCN: 2003060171 |
| Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.6" W x 9.8" (2.07 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores afresh the long-standing interest, and emphasis on, the special' capacities of primates. Some of the recent discoveries of the higher cognitive abilities of other mammals and also birds challenge the concept that primates are special and even the view that the cognitive ability of apes is more advanced than that of nonprimate mammals and birds. It is therefore timely to ask whether primates are, in fact, special and to do so from a broad range of perspectives. Divided into five sections this book deals with topics about higher cognition and how it is manifested in different species, and also considers aspects of brain structure that might be associated with complex behavior. |