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Infanticide Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives
640 Pages
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Routledge
640 Pages
by
Routledge
640 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recent field studies of a variety of mammalian species reveal a surprisingly high frequency of infanticide - the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. Similarly, studies of birds, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates demonstrate egg and larval mortality in these species, a phenomenon directly analogous to infanticide in mammals. In this collection, Hausfater and Hrdy draw... Read more
Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives on Infanticide: Introduction and Overview List of Contributors and Symposium Participants I. BACKGROUND AND TAXONOMIC REVIEWS 1 Infanticide, Siblicide, and Avian Nestling Mortality 2 Infanticide in Carnivores 3 Cannibalism of Early Life Stages in Fishes 4 The Influence of Conspecifics on Egg and Larval Mortality in Amphibians 5 Intraspecific Predation and “Infant Killing’’ Among Invertebrates 6 Mammalian Reproduction: Constraints on the Evolution of Infanticide 7 The Evolutionary Ecology of Sex Allocation: A Primer II. INFANTICIDE IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES: A TOPIC OF CONTINUING DEBATE Infanticide in Nonhuman Primates: An Introduction and Perspective 8 Infanticide by Adult Males in Three Primate Species of the Kibale Forest, Uganda: A Test of Hypotheses 9 Infanticide in Red Howler Monkeys [Alouatta seniculus) 10 Infanticide in Two Populations of Savanna Baboons 11 Infanticide in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) with Comparative Notes on Chimpanzees 12 Reproductive Parameters, Adult-Male Replacements, and Infanticide Among Free-Ranging Langurs [Presbytis entellus) at Jodhpur (Rajasthan], India 13 Infanticide in Langurs: Strategies, Counterstrategies, and Parameter Values 14 Infant Killing and Male Reproductive Strategies in Langurs [Presbytis entellus) 15 Proximate Factors of Infanticide Among Langurs at Dhar[1]war: A Reply to Boggess 16 Assumptions and Evidence Regarding the Sexual Selection Hypothesis: A Reply to Boggess III. INFANTICIDE IN RODENTS: QUESTIONS OF PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE CAUSATION Infanticidal Behavior in Male and Female Rodents: Sectional Introduction and Directions for Future Research 17 Causes and Consequences on Infanticide in Populations of Rodents 18 Infanticide and the Evolution of Pregnancy Block in Rodents 19 Infanticide by Male and Female Mongolian Gerbils: Ontogeny, Causation, and Function 20 Psychobiological Determinants Underlying Infanticide in Mice 21 Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Infanticide and Parental Behavior in Male House Mice IV. INFANTICIDE IN HUMANS: ETHNOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY, SOCIOBIOLOGY, AND HISTORY Concepts and Classification in the Study of Human Infanticide: Sectional Introduction and Some Cautionary Notes 22 Infanticide in Human Populations: Societal and Individual Concerns 23 Deferred Infanticide: Excess Female Mortality during Childhood 24 A Sociobiological Analysis of Human Infanticide 25 Ayoreo Infanticide: A Case Study
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Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Glenn Hausfater
