Sex and Friendship in Baboons: With a New Preface,9780674802759

Sex and Friendship in Baboons: With a New Preface

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780674802759
ISBN10: 0674802756
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): Harvard Univ Pr
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Summary

Reprint of Smuts' (psychiatry and anthropology, University of Michigan) classic long-term study of these complex animals' chiefly non-sexual behavior with a new (16 page) preface including extensive notes.

Author Biography

Barbara B. Smuts is Professor of Psychology and Anthropology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Table of Contents

Foreword xxix
Irven DeVore
Acknowledgments xxxiii
Introduction
Prologue
3(2)
Studying Sex and Friendship in Baboons
5(6)
Baboons
Introduction
11(1)
Baboon Social Behavior: A Brief Summary
12(5)
Gilgil Baboons and Their Habitat
17(3)
The Study of Eburru Cliffs Troop
20(7)
Field Work And Data Analysis
Habituation
27(1)
Recognizing Individuals
27(2)
Data Collection
29(4)
Types of Evidence
33(1)
Presentation of Results
34(3)
Defining Friendship
Introduction
37(1)
Behaviors Used to Define Friendship: Proximity and Grooming
38(1)
Grooming
38(7)
Spatial Proximity between Adult Females and Males
45(2)
Comparison of Grooming and Proximity
47(1)
Criteria for Friendship
48(4)
Characteristics of Friends
52(3)
Summary and Discussion
55(1)
Notes on Statistics
56(5)
What Made Friends Special
Introduction
Groomer/Groomee Roles
61(2)
Female and Male Roles in Maintaining Proximity
63(9)
Interactions Following a Close Approach: Friends Compared with Non-Friends
72(3)
Summary and Discussion
75(1)
Notes on Statistics
76(5)
Benefits of Friendship to The Female
Introduction
81(1)
Male Protection of the Female and Her Offspring From Aggression by Other Baboons
81(6)
Friendship and Male Aggression Toward Females
87(15)
Aggression Toward Infants
102(5)
Male-Infant Relationships
107(11)
Summary
118(1)
Notes on Statistics
119(4)
Male-Male Competition For Mates
Introduction
123(1)
Male Consort Activity, Agonistic Rank, and Age/Residence Status
123(11)
Male Competitive Tactics: Different Ways of Acquiring Consort Partners
134(17)
Psychological Components of Male Competitive Tactics
151(4)
Summary
155(1)
Notes on Statistics
156(3)
Benefits of Friendship to The Male
Introduction
159(1)
Friendships and Previous Consort Activity
160(6)
Friendships and Subsequent Consort Activity
166(3)
Female Choice
169(12)
Adult Male-Infant Interactions: The Role of Paternity Versus Friendship with the Mother
181(3)
Male Contact with Infants during Interactions with Other Males
184(14)
Summary and Conclusions
198(2)
Notes on Statistics
200(3)
Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends
Introduction
203(1)
Baboon Adolescence: Making Sexual Friendships for the First Time
203(4)
Male Immigrants: Making Friends with Strangers
207(6)
The Impact of Sex: Making and Losing Friends
213(7)
How Long Do Friendship Last?
220(1)
Emotions Underlying Sex and Friendship
220(11)
Conclusion
231(1)
Notes on Statistics
231(4)
Comparative Perspectives
Introduction
235(1)
Long-Term, Male-Female Relationship in Macaques
235(13)
Male-Female Relationships in Other Nonhuman Primates
248(2)
The Evolution of Human Male-Female Relationships
250(13)
APPENDIXES I-XIV
I. Method of Estimating Female Ages
263(1)
II. Adult Female Dominance Hierarchy from September 1977 through December 1978
264(1)
III. Behaviors Recorded Continuously during Focal Samples of Adult Females
265(4)
IV. Number of Focal Samples (FS) and Amount of Focal Sampling Time in Minutes (M) on Females at Different Reproductive Stages
269(1)
V. Activity Categories Used in Female Focal Samples
270(1)
VI. Determination of Proximity Score Weighting Factors
270(1)
VII. Method of Calculating Composite Proximity Scores (C Score)
271(1)
VIII. Identification of Putative Juvenile Offspring
271(1)
IX. Characteristics of Friends of Males of Different Age/Residence Categories
272(2)
X. Restrictions Applied to Scoring of Approaches and Leaves
274(1)
XI. Percentage of Time Anestrous Females Spent in Close Proximity (within 1 m) to Friends and Non-Friends
275(1)
XII. Frequency with Which a Close Approach by the Male was Followed within 5 Seconds by a Leave by the Male (``Immediate Leave'') for Friends and Non-Friends
276(1)
XIII. Frequency with Which a Close Approach by the Female was Followed within 5 Seconds by a Leave by the Female (``Immediate Leave'') for Friends and Non-Friends
276(1)
XIV. Males Frequently Observed Near Infants (within 5 m)
277(2)
Bibliography 279(16)
Subject Index 295

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