Comparative Vertebrate Cognition Are Primates Superior to Non-Primates?
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 abil...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2004, 2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2004 |
| Series: | Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XVII, 386 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781441989130 |