Monkeytalk
Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates
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Part One: Social Behavior
Barbary Macaques: Model Monkeys
Primate Social Systems
Mating Systems
Social Relationships
Long-Term Studies
Aggression
Simenti
First Findings
Challenges of the Third Kind
Part Two: Cognition
The Social Brain
Space
Time
Forms of Social Learning
Gaze Following
Theory of Mind
Seeing and Knowing
Belief
Metacognition
Part Three: Communication
Information
Signals and Cues
Mating Calls
Group Coordination
A Pioneer
Elements of Linguistic Competence
Symbolic Languages
The Development of Vocalization
Dialects
Development of Reactions
Perception of Gradual Differences
The Evolution of Language: State of the Art
Is There a Gene for Language?
Gestural Communication
Intentional Communication
Just for the Fun of It
Conclusion and Prospects
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
Biological Sciences: Behavioral Biology | Ecology | Evolutionary Biology
Cognitive Science: Human and Animal Cognition
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