Chimpanzees and Human Evolution

Published by Harvard University Press 2017

Chimpanzees and Human Evolution

Edited by: Martin N. Muller , Richard W. Wrangham and David R. Pilbeam

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674982642

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About this book

Knowledge of wild chimpanzees has expanded dramatically. This volume, edited by Martin Muller, Richard Wrangham, and David Pilbeam, brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain human uniqueness, by studying our closest living relatives. Their conclusions may transform our understanding of human evolution.

Author / Editor information

Muller Martin N. :

Martin N. Muller is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.Wrangham Richard W. :

Richard W. Wrangham is Ruth B. Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.Pilbeam David R. :

David R. Pilbeam is Henry Ford II Professor of Human Evolution in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.

Reviews

Comprehensive, judicious, authoritative, up-to-date, well written, and thoroughly fascinating to anyone interested in either species.
-- Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature

In Chimpanzees and Human Evolution, Muller, Wrangham, and Pilbeam have compiled comprehensive and wide-ranging accounts of the evolutionary continuum between chimpanzees and ourselves. It is as much about human nature as it is about chimpanzee behavior and cognition. A truly valuable and information-packed volume.
-- Craig Stanford, author of Planet Without Apes

To understand the evolutionary roots of what makes us modern humans, we need to understand the evolutionary history of the phenotype of our closest living relatives. By providing an authoritative and up-to-date guide to what it means to be a common chimpanzee, Chimpanzees and Human Evolution helps us better appreciate and recognize what is special about ourselves.
-- Bernard Wood, author of Human Evolution

Comprehensive and provocative, this wonderful volume will be indispensable for all interested in human evolution.
-- Anne Pusey, Director of the Jane Goodall Institute Research Center, Duke University

The authors provide a wealth of detailed information about chimpanzees and humans, and offer readers original and provocative insights into the evolutionary history of our own species…This masterful work adds substantially to the field of primatology and human evolution; it should be read by anyone with a serious interest in these fields.
-- T. Harrison Choice

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Part I. Was the Last Common Ancestor of Chimpanzees and Humans Chimpanzee-Like?
1. Introduction: Chimpanzees and Human Evolution Martin N. Muller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Reconstructing the Last Common Ancestor of Chimpanzees and Humans David R. Pilbeam and Daniel E. Lieberman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3. Equal, Similar, but Different: Convergent Bonobos and Conserved Chimpanzees Brian Hare and Richard W. Wrangham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Part II. Chimpanzees and the Evolution of Human Uniqueness
4. Introduction: Chimpanzees and Human Uniqueness Martin N. Muller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
5. Mortality, Senescence, and Life Span Michael D. Gurven and Cristina M. Gomes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
6. Fertility and Fecundity Melissa Emery Thompson and Peter T. Ellison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
7. Locomotor Ecology and Evolution in Chimpanzees and Humans Herman Pontzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
8. Evolution of the Human Dietary Niche: Initial Transitions Sherry V. Nelson and Marian I. Hamilton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
9. Evolution of the Human Dietary Niche: Quest for High Quality Rachel N. Carmody Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
10. From Pan to Man the Hunter: Hunting and Meat Sharing by Chimpanzees, Humans, and Our Common Ancestor Brian M. Wood and Ian C. Gilby Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
11. The Evolution of the Human Mating System Martin N. Muller and David R. Pilbeam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
12. From Chimpanzee Society to Human Society: Bridging the Kinship Gap Bernard Chapais Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
13. Violent Cousins: Chimpanzees, Humans, and the Roots of War Michael L. Wilson and Luke Glowacki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	464
14. Cooperative and Competitive Relationships within Sexes Richard W. Wrangham and Joyce Benenson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	509
15. Cooperation between the Sexes Adrian V. Jaeggi, Paul L. Hooper, Ann E. Caldwell, Michael D. Gurven, Jane B. Lancaster and Hillard S. Kaplan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	548
16. Sexual Coercion in Chimpanzees and Humans Martin N. Muller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	572
17. Tool Use and Manufacture in the Last Common Ancestor of Pan and Homo Campbell Rolian and Susana Carvalho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	602
18. Cultural Evolution in Chimpanzees and Humans Joseph Henrich and Claudio Tennie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	645
19. Chimpanzee Cognition and the Roots of the Human Mind Alexandra G. Rosati Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	703
20. Ancestral Precursors, Social Control, and Social Selection in the Evolution of Morals Christopher Boehm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	746
21. Communication and Language Katie E. Slocombe and Thom Scott-Phillips Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	791
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	825
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	827

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages
- Main content: 794
Illustrations
- Other: 41 halftones, 31 graphs, 27 tables

eBook

Published: November 5, 2018
ISBN: 9780674982642